Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)

Part 4 E+W Schools causing concern: England

Intervention by [F1 local authority] E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Pts. 1-7 substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 14(2)

66 Power of [F2 local authority] to suspend right to delegated budget E+W

(1) If at any time—

(a) a maintained school is eligible for intervention, and

(b) the school has a delegated budget within the meaning of Part 2 of SSFA 1998,

then (subject to subsection (2)) the [F1 local authority] may, by giving the governing body of the school notice in writing of the suspension, suspend the governing body's right to a delegated budget with effect from the receipt of the notice by the governing body.

(2) Where the school is eligible for intervention by virtue of section 60 (school subject to [F3 performance standards and safety warning) or 60A (school subject to teachers' pay and conditions warning)], the power conferred by subsection (1) is only exercisable within the period of two months following the end of the compliance period (as defined by [F4 section 60(1)(b)] [F5 or as the case may be [F6 section 60A(1)(b)]]).

(3) A copy of a notice given under subsection (1) must be given to the head teacher of the school at the same time as the notice is given to the governing body.

(4) A suspension imposed under this section shall have effect for the purposes of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of SSFA 1998 as if made under paragraph 1 of Schedule 15 to that Act.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 14(3)

F3 Words in s. 66(2) substituted (12.1.2010) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), s. 269(4), Sch. 13 para. 7(a); S.I. 2009/3317, art. 2, Sch.

F4 Words in s. 66(2) substituted (18.4.2016) by Education and Adoption Act 2016 (c. 6), ss. 2(5), 19(2); S.I. 2016/466, reg. 2 (with reg. 4(1))

F5 Words in s. 66(2) inserted (12.1.2010) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), s. 269(4), Sch. 13 para. 7(b); S.I. 2009/3317, art. 2, Sch.

F6 Words in s. 66(2) substituted (18.4.2016) by Education and Adoption Act 2016 (c. 6), ss. 3(4), 19(2); S.I. 2016/466, reg. 2 (with reg. 4(2))

Commencement Information

I1 S. 66 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(j)