Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

223 Amendments consequential on Chapter 2

(1) The following provisions of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) cease to have effect—

(a) section 408(4)(g) (provision of information);

(b) section 409 (complaints and enforcement: maintained schools);

(c) paragraph 6(3) and (4) of Schedule 1 (complaints and enforcement: short stay schools).

(2) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7) (the Commission), after sub-paragraph (2B) (inserted by the Health Act 2009 (c. 21)) insert—

“(2C) A Local Commissioner may not investigate a complaint against a school under Chapter 2 of Part 10 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 if the Local Commissioner—

(a) is a governor of the school;

(b) is a parent of—

(i) a registered pupil at the school, or

(ii) a person who has been a registered pupil at the school within the five years ending with the making of the complaint; or

(c) works at the school or has worked at the school within those five years.

(2D) In sub-paragraph (2C) “registered pupil” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996.”