School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013

4 (1) This paragraph applies to proposals relating to a voluntary aided school or a proposed voluntary aided school. E+W

(2) Proposals made by a local authority under section 42(1)(b) or (c) must be implemented—

(a) so far as relating to the provision of relevant premises for the school, by the local authority, and

(b) otherwise by both the authority and the governing body to the extent (if any) that the proposals provide for each of them to do so.

(3) Proposals made under section 41(2) must be implemented—

(a) where the local authority is the proposer, by the local authority, and

(b) where the local authority is not the proposer—

(i) so far as relating to the provision of relevant premises for the school, by the local authority, and

(ii) otherwise by the person who made the proposals.

(4) Nothing in sub-paragraph (3)(b) requires a local authority to provide relevant premises where—

(a) the new voluntary aided school is to be established in place of one or more existing independent, foundation or voluntary schools falling to be discontinued on or before the date of implementation of the proposals, and

(b) those premises were part of the premises of any of the existing schools but were not provided by the authority.

(5) Proposals made by a governing body under section 42(2) must be implemented—

(a) so far as relating to the provision of relevant premises for the school, by the local authority, and

(b) otherwise by the governing body.

(6) “Relevant premises” means—

(a) playing fields, or

(b) buildings which are to form part of the school premises but are not to be school buildings.

(7) Proposals made by a local authority under section 43(1) must be implemented by the authority.

(8) Proposals made by the governing body under section 43(2) must be implemented by both the governing body and the local authority.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 1.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/1800, art. 3(g)