Part VI School admissions, attendance and charges
Chapter III Charges in connection with education at LEA or grant-maintained schools
Supplementary
460 Contributions and charges unaffected by Chapter III.
1
Nothing in this Chapter shall be read as prohibiting or in any way restricting or regulating any request or invitation by or on behalf of the governing body of a maintained school or a local education authority for voluntary contributions for the benefit of the school or any school activities.
2
Any request or invitation made by or on behalf of such a body or authority for contributions for the benefit of a school or school activities shall not be regarded for the purposes of subsection (1) as a request or invitation for voluntary contributions unless it is clear from the terms in which it is made—
a
that there is no obligation to make any contribution, and
b
that registered pupils at the school will not be treated differently according to whether or not their parents have made any contribution in response to the request or invitation.
3
Nothing in this Chapter relating to charges in respect of a registered pupil at a maintained school shall be read as relating to—
a
charges made by persons other than the governing body or the local education authority, or
b
charges to be paid by persons other than the parent of the pupil or the pupil himself.