School Standards and Framework Act 1998

[F1 88P Reports by local authorities to adjudicator E+W

(1) A local authority in England must make such reports to the adjudicator about such matters connected with relevant school admissions as may be prescribed.

(2) In subsection (1) “relevant school admissions”, in relation to a local authority, means—

(a) the admission of pupils to relevant schools in the authority's area;

(b) the admission of pupils in the authority's area to other relevant schools;

(c) the entry to the sixth form of pupils who have been admitted to relevant schools in the authority's area; and

(d) the entry to the sixth form of pupils in the authority's area who have been admitted to other relevant schools.

(3) In this section, “relevant school” means—

(a) a maintained school,

(b) an Academy,

(c) a city technology college, or

(d) a city college for the technology of the arts.

(4) The matters which may be prescribed under subsection (1) in relation to a report by a local authority include, in particular, matters relating to—

(a) the determination and operation of admission arrangements for maintained schools in the area of the local authority;

(b) the determination and operation of arrangements for the admission of pupils to Academies, city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts in the area of the local authority;

(c) the adoption and operation of any scheme, whether or not formulated by the local authority and whether under section 88M or otherwise, for co-ordinating—

(i) the admission of pupils to relevant schools in their area,

(ii) the admission of pupils in their area to other relevant schools.

(5) Regulations under subsection (1) may make provision as to—

(a) the time by which any report under that subsection must be made; and

(b) the form and content of any such report;

and may, in particular, require a report to include a statement as to whether or not admission arrangements for maintained schools in the area of the local authority conform with the requirements imposed by or under this Part as to the content of admission arrangements for maintained schools in England.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 88B-88Q inserted (2.12.2008 for specified purposes, 26.1.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), ss. 151(4), 173(2)(b)(4); S.I. 2008/3077, arts. 2(a), 4(d)