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Part IIE+W Powers over schools requiring special measures

Miscellaneous powers and restrictionsE+W

29 Grouping and de-grouping.E+W

(1)If at any time—

(a)this section applies in relation to a county, voluntary or maintained special school, and

(b)the local education authority have received a copy of the report referred to in section 26(a),

they may not pass a resolution under section 89 of the Education Act 1996 (grouping of schools under single governing body) for two or more schools to be grouped if those schools would include the school to which this section applies.

(2)If at any time—

(a)this section applies in relation to a county, voluntary or maintained special school, and

(b)the Secretary of State has received a copy of the report referred to in section 26(a),

he may by order under section 95(1) of the Education Act 1996 bring to an end any grouping of schools under that section which includes the school to which this section applies, whether or not the grouping is one in respect of which his consent was at any time required under section 90 of that Act.