Ss. 56E-56J inserted (1.4.2010) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), s. 269(4), Sch. 8 para. 8; S.I. 2010/303, art. 3, Sch. 2
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. 5(2)
This section applies in relation to a sixth form college if the responsible
The matters are—
that the sixth form college's affairs have been or are being mismanaged by its governing body;
that the sixth form college's governing body have failed to discharge any duty imposed on them by or for the purposes of any Act;
that the sixth form college's governing body have acted or are proposing to act unreasonably with respect to the exercise of any power conferred or the performance of any duty imposed by or under any Act;
that the sixth form college is performing significantly less well than it might in all the circumstances reasonably be expected to perform, or is failing or likely to fail to give an accepted standard of education or training.
If this section applies the authority may do one or more of the things listed in subsection (6).
Before doing one or more of those things, the authority must give the Secretary of State and the YPLA a notice stating—
the matter or matters listed in subsection (2) as to which the authority are satisfied;
the reasons why the authority are so satisfied;
the thing or things that the authority propose to do;
the reasons why the authority propose to do that thing or those things.
If the authority do one or more of those things, the authority must at the same time give the sixth form college's governing body a notice stating—
the matter or matters listed in subsection (2) as to which the authority are satisfied;
the reasons why the authority have decided to do that thing or those things.
The authority may—
remove all or any of the members of the sixth form college's governing body;
appoint new members of that body if there are vacancies (however arising);
give to that body such directions as the authority think expedient as to the exercise of the body's powers and performance of the body's duties.
The directions that may be given to a governing body under this section include a direction requiring a governing body to make collaboration arrangements (within the meaning of section 166 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006) with such bodies and on such terms as may be specified in the direction.
Directions may be given to a governing body under this section despite any enactment making the exercise of a power or performance of a duty contingent on the body's opinion.
The authority may not direct a governing body under subsection (6)(c) to dismiss a member of staff.
But subsection (9) does not prevent the authority, where the authority consider that it may be appropriate to dismiss a member of staff whom the governing body have power under the governing body's articles of government to dismiss, from giving the governing body such directions under this section as are necessary to secure that the procedures applicable to the consideration of the case for dismissal of that member of staff are given effect to in relation to that member of staff.
A governing body must comply with any directions given to them under this section.
An appointment of a member of a governing body under this section shall have effect as if made in accordance with the governing body's instrument of government and articles of government.