Education Act 1996

Appeals relating to admission and exclusion of pupils E+W

6 (1) The articles must include provision as to the arrangements for appeals (in such circumstances as may be provided by the articles) to an appeal committee constituted in accordance with the instrument of government against any decision or action taken— E+W

(a) by the governing body, or

(b) by any persons authorised under the articles to take any decision or action of the kind in question,

in relation to admissions of pupils to the school or the permanent exclusion of a pupil from the school.

(2) The articles must enable the governing body to make such arrangements jointly with the governing body of one or more other grant-maintained schools.

[F1 (2A) Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), so far as they apply in relation to arrangements in respect of appeals—

(a) do not require the articles to provide for any matter for which provision is made by Schedule 25A (exclusion appeals); and

(b) have effect subject to paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 33B (refusal of admission in case of children permanently excluded from two or more schools).]

(3) The articles must require the governing body to publish, for each school year, particulars of any arrangements made by them in respect of appeals by parents against any such decision or action in relation to admissions of pupils to the school as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 23 para. 6(2A) inserted (1.9.1997 except in relation to the insertion of para. 6(2A)(a), as to which the insertion came into force on 1.9.1998) by 1997 c. 44, s. 57(1), Sch. 7 para. 49(3); S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (with transitional provisions); S.I. 1998/386, art. 2(4), Sch. 1 Pt. IV (with transitional provisions); and Sch. 7 para. 49 of the amending Act is repealed (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 223, Sch.31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1.