PART 2SCHOOL GOVERNANCE

CHAPTER 1FEDERATION OF MAINTAINED SCHOOLS

19Minor and consequential amendments to the Education Act 2002

1

The Education Act 2002 is amended as follows.

2

In section 19—

a

in subsection (8), before “Subsection (1)” insert “In relation to maintained schools in England,”;

b

after subsection (8), insert—

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In relation to maintained schools in Wales, subsection (1) has effect subject to Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Education (Wales) Measure 2011; and regulations under this section may include provision with respect to the governing bodies of federations (within the meaning of section 21(1) of that Measure).

3

In section 20—

a

in subsection (4), before “Subsection (1)” insert “In relation to maintained schools in England,”;

b

after subsection (4), insert—

4A

In relation to maintained schools in Wales, subsection (1) has effect subject to Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Education (Wales) Measure 2011; and regulations under subsection (2) may include provision with respect to instruments of government for federations (within the meaning of section 21(1) of that Measure).

4

In section 24—

a

in subsection (1)(a), after “schools” insert “in England”;

b

in subsection (1)(b), after “schools” insert “in England”;

c

in subsection (2), after “schools” insert “in England”;

d

in subsection (4)(g) omit “, or as the case may be the National Assembly for Wales,”;

e

in subsection (5)(a) omit “or the National Assembly for Wales”.

5

In section 25(1)—

a

omit paragraph (a);

b

in paragraph (b), after “federated schools” insert “in England”.

6

In section 39(1), after “federated school” insert “in relation to England”.

7

In paragraph 5 of Schedule 1, after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

1A

Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if—

a

the school is a federated school in Wales, and

b

immediately after the discontinuance date, there will be more than one other school remaining in the federation.

1B

“Federation” in sub-paragraph (1A) means a group of schools that are federated by virtue of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Education (Wales) Measure 2011 or were federated by virtue of section 24 before the coming into force of that Chapter, and “federated school” means a school forming part of a federation.