The code may F6impose requirements, and may include guidelines setting out aims, objectives and other matters, in relation to the discharge of their functions under this Chapter by F4local authorities and such governing bodies.

The Secretary of State shall publish the code as for the time being in force.

In this Chapter, references to a child who is looked after by a local authority are to be read in accordance with section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989.

Where the Secretary of State proposes to issue or revise a code F16... under section 84, he shall prepare a draft of the code (or revised code).

The Secretary of State shall consult such persons about the draft as he thinks fit and shall consider any representations made by them.

If he determines to proceed with the draft (either in its original form or with such modifications as he thinks fit) he shall lay a copy of the draft before each House of Parliament.

If, within the 40-day period, either House resolves not to approve the draft, the Secretary of State shall take no further steps in relation to the proposed code.

If no such resolution is made within the 40-day period, the Secretary of State shall issue the code (or revised code) in the form of the draft, and it shall come into force on such date as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.

Subsection (4) does not prevent a new draft of a proposed code from being laid before Parliament.

In the case of a code issued or revised by the Welsh Ministers, subsection (7) (as modified by paragraph 33 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006) has effect as if the reference to any period during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued or during which both Houses are adjourned for more than four days were to any period during which the National Assembly for Wales is dissolved or is in recess for more than four days.

In this section references to a proposed code include a proposed revised code.

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The authority may establish sub-committees of the forum.

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The bodies mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) shall have regard, in carrying out their functions, to any relevant advice given to them by an admission forum under that subsection.

The F7local authority shall make arrangements for the forum (and any sub-committee established under subsection (2)) to be provided with accommodation and with such services as the authority consider appropriate.

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A F7local authority in England shall provide advice and assistance to parents of children in the area of the authority in connection with the preferences expressed or to be expressed by them in accordance with the arrangements made under subsection (1).

Subject to F33subsection (3) and section 87 (children excluded from two or more schools), F34the admission authority for a maintained school shall comply with any preference expressed in accordance with arrangements made under subsection (1).

Arrangements made under subsection (1) may allow the parent of a child to express preferences for more than one school; but nothing in this section requires the admission authority for a maintained school for which a child’s parent has expressed a preference to offer the child admission to the school if, in accordance with a scheme adopted or made by virtue of section 89B, the child is offered admission to a different school for which the parent has also expressed a preference.

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For the purposes of subsection (3)(a) prejudice of the kind referred to in that provision may arise by reason of measures required to be taken in order to ensure compliance with the duty imposed by section 1(6) (duty of F7local authority and governing body to comply with limit on infant class sizes).

No prejudice shall be taken to arise for the purposes of subsection (3)(a) from the admission to a maintained school in a school year of a number of pupils in a relevant age group which does not exceed the number determined under section F4188C or 89 as the number of pupils in that age group that it is intended to admit to the school in that year; but this subsection does not apply if the conditions set out in subsection (5A) are met in relation to the school and the school year.

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Where the arrangements for the admission of pupils to a maintained school provide for applications for admission to be made to (or to a person acting on behalf of) the governing body of the school, a parent who makes such an application shall be regarded for the purposes of this section as having expressed a preference for that school in accordance with arrangements made under subsection (1).

Where admission arrangements for a school F48, F49..., provide for all pupils selected under the arrangements to be selected by reference to ability or aptitude, those arrangements shall be taken for the purposes of this section to be wholly based on selection by reference to ability or aptitude, whether or not they also provide for the use of additional criteria in circumstances where the number of children in a relevant age group who are assessed to be of the requisite ability or aptitude is greater than the number of pupils which it is intended to admit to the school in that age group.

Subject to subsections (2) and (4) and section 87, the admission authority for a maintained school shall comply with any preference expressed in accordance with arrangements made under section 86A(1).

The duty imposed by subsection (1) does not apply if compliance with the preference would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources.

Subsections (5) to (5B) of section 86 apply for the purpose of determining whether any prejudice should be taken to arise for the purposes of subsection (2), but with the substitution of references to that subsection for references to subsection (3)(a) of section 86.

Where the relevant selection arrangements for a school provide for all pupils selected under the arrangements to be selected by reference to ability or aptitude, those arrangements shall be taken for the purposes of subsection (4)(a) to be wholly based on selection by reference to ability or aptitude whether or not they also provide for the use of additional criteria in circumstances where the number of children in a relevant age group who are assessed to be of the requisite ability or aptitude is greater than the number of pupils which it is intended to admit to the school in that age group.

The F51duties imposed by section 86(2) and section 86B(1) do not apply in the case of a child to whom subsection (2) below applies.

Where a child has been permanently excluded from two or more schools, this subsection applies to him during the period of two years beginning with the date on which the latest of those exclusions took effect.

Subsection (2) applies to a child whatever the length of the period or periods elapsing between those exclusions and regardless of whether it has applied to him on a previous occasion.

In subsection (3A) “the responsible body” has the same meaning as in section 51A of the Education Act 2002.

For the purposes of this section the permanent exclusion of a child from a school shall be regarded as having taken effect on the school day as from which the head teacher decided that he should be permanently excluded.

Nothing in this section applies to a child unless at least one of the two or more exclusions mentioned in subsection (2) took effect on or after 1st September 1997.

Where the admission authority for a community or voluntary controlled school is the F7local authority, it is the duty of the governing body to implement any decision relating to the admission of pupils to the school which is taken by or on behalf of the admission authority.

In this Chapter “admission arrangements”, in relation to a F60... school, means the arrangements for the admission of pupils to the school, including the school’s admission policy.

No admission arrangements for a maintained school F63in England may require or authorise any interview with an applicant for admission to the school or his parents, where the interview is to be taken into account (to any extent) in determining whether the applicant is to be admitted to the school.

If the maintained school is one at which boarding accommodation is provided for pupils, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to any interview intended to assess the suitability of an applicant for a boarding place.

Where the admission arrangements for a maintained school F64in England make provision for a permitted form of selection by aptitude, subsection (1) does not prevent the arrangements from requiring or authorising any audition or other oral or practical test to be carried out in relation to an applicant solely for the purpose of ascertaining the applicant's aptitude in accordance with the arrangements.

In this section, “permitted form of selection by aptitude” is to be read in accordance with section 99(4).

Regulations may require the admission authorities for maintained schools in England to include in their admission arrangements such provision relating to the admission of children who are looked after by a local authority in England as may be prescribed.

Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular include provision for securing that, subject to sections 86(3), 86B(2) and (4) and 87, such children are to be offered admission in preference to other children.

The admission authority for a maintained school in England must, before the beginning of each school year, determine in accordance with this section the admission arrangements which are to apply for that year.

The admission authority must, before determining the admission arrangements that are to apply for a year, carry out such consultation about the proposed arrangements as may be prescribed.

When the admission authority have determined the admission arrangements that are to apply for a year, they must notify the appropriate bodies of those admission arrangements.

A determination under section 88C by the admission authority for a maintained school in England of the admission arrangements which are to apply for a school year must include a determination of the number of pupils in each relevant age group that it is intended to admit to the school in that year.

References in this section to the determination of any number include references to the determination of zero as that number.

Subsection (2)(a) does not apply in a case where the authority's proposed variations fall within any description of variations prescribed for the purposes of this subsection.

Where the F7local authority are the admission authority for a community or voluntary controlled school, they must consult the governing body before making any reference under subsection (2)(a).

On a reference under subsection (2)(a), the adjudicator must consider whether the admission arrangements should have effect with the proposed variations until the end of the school year in question.

Where the adjudicator makes a determination under subsection (6), the admission authority must notify the appropriate bodies of the variations subject to which the arrangements are to have effect.

Regulations under subsection (2) may exclude or modify any provision of section 88C, 88E or 88F in its application to cases to which the regulations apply.

Regulations under subsection (2) may provide that in cases to which the regulations apply the admission arrangements which fall to be implemented in accordance with the proposals (or in accordance with the proposals as modified) are to be treated for the purposes of section 86(5) to (5B) as having been determined by the admission authority under section 88C.

Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which an admission authority may refer to the adjudicator proposals to vary admission arrangements in cases to which regulations under subsection (2) apply.

Regulations may make provision as to the determination by the adjudicator of any reference made by virtue of subsection (5).

This section applies where admission arrangements have been determined by an admission authority for a maintained school in England under section 88C.

This section also applies where admission arrangements for F68an Academy school have been determined by the proprietor of F68an Academy school under Academy arrangements.

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On a reference under subsection (2) F72... the adjudicator must decide whether, and (if so) to what extent, the objection should be upheld.

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Where it appears to the Secretary of State that the admission arrangements do not, or may not, conform with the requirements relating to admission arrangements, the Secretary of State may refer the admission arrangements to the adjudicator.

Subject to subsection (3), the Secretary of State may make, in relation to the area of a F7local authority in England and an academic year, a scheme for co-ordinating the arrangements, or assisting in the co-ordination of the arrangements, for the admission of pupils to maintained schools in that area.

Regulations may provide that where a F7local authority in England or the governing body of a maintained school in England have, in such manner as may be prescribed, adopted a scheme formulated by a F7local authority for the purpose mentioned in section 88M(1)(a), sections 496 and 497 of the Education Act 1996 are to apply as if any obligations imposed on the F7local authority or governing body under the scheme were duties imposed on them by that Act.

Regulations may provide that where any decision as to whether a child is to be granted or refused admission to a maintained school in England falls to be made in prescribed circumstances, the decision must, if a scheme adopted or made by virtue of section 88M so provides, be made by the F7local authority regardless of whether they are the admission authority for the school.

Where any decision as to whether a child is to be granted or refused admission to a maintained school is (by virtue of regulations under subsection (3)) made by the F7local authority although they are not the admission authority, the governing body of the school must implement the decision.

Before proposing a scheme for adoption under section 88M(1) a F7local authority must comply with such requirements as to consultation as may be prescribed.

Regulations under subsection (5) may in particular require consultations to be undertaken with a view to securing that the arrangements for the admission of pupils to maintained schools in the areas of different F4local authorities are, so far as is reasonably practicable, compatible with each other.

A scheme made under section 88M(2) may be varied or revoked by the Secretary of State.

A F7local authority in England must make such reports to the adjudicator about such matters connected with relevant school admissions as may be F95required by the code for school admissions.

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A relevant person must, on request, provide a F7local authority in England with such information as the authority may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling the authority to fulfil their duties under section 88P.

No admission arrangements for a maintained school in Wales may require or authorise any interview with an applicant for admission to the school or his parents, where the interview is to be taken into account (to any extent) in determining whether the applicant is to be admitted to the school.

If the maintained school is one at which boarding accommodation is provided for pupils, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to any interview intended to assess the suitability of an applicant for a boarding place.

Where the admission arrangements for a maintained school in Wales make provision for a permitted form of selection by aptitude, subsection (1) does not prevent the arrangements from requiring or authorising any audition or other oral or practical test to be carried out in relation to an applicant solely for the purpose of ascertaining the applicant's aptitude in accordance with the arrangements.

In this section “permitted form of selection by aptitude” is to be read in accordance with section 99(4).

The admission authority for a maintained school F101in Wales shall, before the beginning of each school year, determine in accordance with this section the admission arrangements which are to apply for that year.

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Where the F7local authority are the admission authority for a community or voluntary controlled school, they shall consult the governing body before making any reference under subsection (5).

A determination under section 89 by the admission authority for a maintained school F123in Wales of the admission arrangements which are to apply for a school year shall include a determination of the number of pupils in each relevant age group that it is intended to admit to the school in that year.

References in this section to the determination of any number include references to the determination of zero as that number.

Subject to subsection (3), F127the Welsh Ministers may make, in relation to the area of a F7local authority F128in Wales and an academic year, a scheme for co-ordinating the arrangements, or assisting in the co-ordination of the arrangements, for the admission of pupils to maintained schools in that area.

F131The Welsh Ministers may by regulations require F4local authorities F132in Wales to provide other F4local authorities with such information as may be required by F133such other authorities in connection with the exercise of any of their functions under this Chapter.

Regulations may provide that where a F7local authority F139in Wales or the governing body of a maintained school F140in Wales have, in such manner as may be prescribed, adopted a scheme formulated by a F7local authority for the purpose mentioned in section 89B(1)(a), sections 496 and 497 of the Education Act 1996 shall apply as if any obligations imposed on the F7local authority or governing body under the scheme were duties imposed on them by that Act.

Regulations may provide that where any decision as to whether a child is to be granted or refused admission to a maintained school F141in Wales falls to be made in prescribed circumstances, the decision shall, if a scheme adopted or made F142by virtue of section 89B so provides, be made by the F7local authority regardless of whether they are the admission authority for the school.

Where any decision as to whether a child is to be granted or refused admission to a maintained school F144in Wales is (by virtue of regulations under subsection (3)) made by the F7local authority although they are not the admission authority, the governing body of the school must implement the decision.

Before proposing a scheme for adoption under section 89B(1) a F7local authority shall comply with such requirements as to consultation as may be prescribed.

Regulations under subsection (4) may in particular require consultations to be undertaken with a view to securing that the arrangements for the admission of pupils to maintained schools in the areas of different F4local authorities are, so far as is reasonably practicable, compatible with each other.

A scheme made under section 89B(2) may be varied or revoked by F146the Welsh Ministers.

Where any objection is referred to the Welsh Ministers, they shall decide whether, and (if so) to what extent, the objection should be upheld.

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Where F155the Welsh Ministers are required by virtue of F156(2A) to decide whether to uphold an objection to admission arrangements, F157they may consider whether it would be appropriate for changes to be made to any aspect of the admission arrangements, whether or not F157they would be required to do so for the purpose of determining the objection.

Where F166the Welsh Ministers decide that it would be appropriate for changes to be made to the admission arrangements, F167their decision may specify the modifications that are to be made to the arrangements.

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F169The decisions of F170the Welsh Ministers mentioned in subsection (5B)(a) and (b) shall, in relation to the admission arrangements in question, be binding on the admission authority and on all persons by whom an objection may be made under subsection (1) or (2); and, if F170the Welsh MinistersF171have decided that it would be appropriate for changes to be made to the admission arrangements, those arrangements shall forthwith be revised by the admission authority in such a way as to give effect to the decision.

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A F7local authority shall make arrangements for enabling F198the appropriate person in relation to a child who has been admitted to a community or voluntary controlled school maintained by the authority to appeal against any decision made by or on behalf of the governing body refusing permission for the child to enter the school’s sixth form.

The governing body of a foundation or voluntary aided school shall make arrangements for enabling F199the appropriate person to appeal against any decision made by or on behalf of the governing body refusing F200a child admission to the school.

The governing body of a foundation or voluntary aided school shall make arrangements for enabling F202the appropriate person in relation to a child who has been admitted to the school to appeal against any decision made by or on behalf of the governing body refusing permission for the child to enter the school’s sixth form.

Joint arrangements may be made under subsection (2) F204or (2A) by the governing bodies of two or more foundation or voluntary aided schools maintained by the same F7local authority.

An appeal pursuant to any arrangements made under this section shall be to an appeal panel constituted in accordance with regulations.

This subsection applies to any appeal against a decision made on the ground that prejudice of the kind referred to in section 86(3)(a) would arise as mentioned in subsection (4) of that section.

Regulations made by virtue of subsection (5A)(b) may provide for any of the provisions of sections 173 to 174 of the Local Government Act 1972 (allowances to members of local authorities and other bodies) F208or (in relation to Wales) Part 8 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 to apply with prescribed modifications in relation to members of an appeal panel.

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In subsection (1), “the appropriate person”, in relation to a child, has the same meaning as in section 94.

Where a F7local authority are the admission authority for a community or voluntary controlled school, the authority shall make arrangements for enabling the governing body of the school to appeal against any decision made by or on behalf of the authority to admit to the school a child to whom, at the time when the decision is made, section 87(2) applies.

Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a decision made by or on behalf of a F7local authority in England to admit to a school a child who is looked after by F216such an authority (provision for references to the adjudicator in relation to such a decision being made by section 95A).

An appeal by the governing body pursuant to arrangements made under subsection (2) shall be to an appeal panel constituted in accordance with regulations.

Regulations made by virtue of subsection (3A)(c) may provide for any of the provisions of sections 173 to 174 of the Local Government Act 1972 (allowances to members of local authorities and other bodies) F218or (in relation to Wales) Part 8 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 to apply with prescribed modifications in relation to members of an appeal panel.

The decision of an appeal panel on an appeal made pursuant to arrangements under subsection (2) shall be binding on the F7local authority and the governing body.

The F221admission authority must give notice of the decision to the governing body of the school.

The governing body of the school may, within the period of seven days beginning with the day on which they are notified of the decision, refer the matter to the adjudicator.

A reference under subsection (3) may only be made on the ground that the admission of the child to the school would seriously prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources.

A determination under subsection (5)(b) may only be made with the agreement of the local authority who look after the child.

A direction under this section shall, unless it is given on the determination of F223the appropriate authority (within the meaning of section 97) under section 97(4), specify a school in the area referred to in subsection (1).

A direction under this section to admit a child shall not specify a school which has in place admission arrangements that make provision for selection by ability falling within section 99(2)(c) unless the child satisfies the selection criteria.

A direction under this section to admit a child shall not specify a school if his admission would result in prejudice of the kind referred to in section 86(3)(a) by reason of measures required to be taken as mentioned in subsection (4) of that section.

Where a school is specified in a direction under this section, the governing body shall admit the child to the school.

Subsection (5) does not affect any power to exclude from a school a pupil who is already a registered pupil there.

In this section “suitable education”, in relation to a child, means efficient full-time education suitable to his age, ability and aptitude and to any special educational needs he may have.

In this section and F225sections 97 to 97C “school” means a maintained school.

The governing body may, within the period of 15 days beginning with the day on which the notice was served, refer the matter to F230the appropriate authority and, if they do so, shall inform the F7local authority.

F235The appropriate authority shall not make a determination under subsection (4) in relation to a school if the child’s admission to the school would result in prejudice of the kind referred to in section 86(3)(a) by reason of measures required to be taken as mentioned in subsection (4) of that section.

A direction under section 96 shall be given by notice in writing; and a copy of the notice shall be given by the F7local authority to the head teacher of theschool.

A local authority in England may, in relation to a child looked after by them, give a direction under this section to the admission authority for any school in England other than a school for which the local authority are the admission authority.

A direction under this section shall not specify a school from which the child is permanently excluded.

Where a school is specified in a direction under this section, the admission authority shall admit the child to the school.

Subsection (3) does not affect any power to exclude from a school a pupil who is already a registered pupil there.

Before deciding to give a direction under section 97A, the local authority shall consult the admission authority for the school they propose to specify in the direction.

The admission authority for the school shall, within the period of seven days beginning with the day on which they are consulted as mentioned in subsection (1), inform the local authority whether they are willing to admit the child to the school without being directed to do so by the authority.

A reference under subsection (4) may only be made on the ground that the admission of the child to the school would seriously prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources.

A determination under subsection (6)(b) may only be made with the agreement of the local authority who look after the child.

A direction under section 97A shall be given by notice in writing and a copy of the notice shall be given by the local authority to the head teacher of the school.

The Assembly may by regulations make provision about the admission of children looked after by local authorities in Wales (“looked after children”) to maintained schools in Wales.

Children admitted to a school for nursery education and subsequently transferred to a reception class at the school shall be regarded for the purposes of this Chapter as admitted to the school (otherwise than for nursery education) on being so transferred.

Where the arrangements for the admission of pupils to a maintained school provide for the admission to the school of children who will be under compulsory school age at the time of their proposed admission, this Chapter shall apply in relation to the admission of such pupils to the school otherwise than for nursery education.

The person responsible for admitting, or refusing to admit, children to a maintained school for nursery education shall be the person who (by virtue of section 88(1)) is the admission authority for the school.

Regulations may make provision as to the person who is to be responsible for admitting, or refusing to admit, children to maintained nursery schools.

Regulations may make provision in connection with the arrangements for the admission of pupils to community or foundation special schools, and for the allocation between the F7local authority and the governing body of such a school of functions in connection with such arrangements.

Apart from section F24692(c) and (d) and subsection (5) above, nothing in this Chapter applies in relation to special schools.

Subject to subsections (8) and (9), nothing in this Chapter applies in relation to children for whom statements of special educational needs are maintained under section 324 of the M3Education Act 1996.

Any provision made by, or (as the case may be) by virtue of, section 84 or F24792(c) and (d) or this sectionF248, apart from subsections (4A) and (4B), applies, or (as the case may be) may be made so as to apply, in relation to such children.

In subsection (8) the reference to any provision made by this section includes a reference to subsection (4) only so far as it has effect for the purposes mentioned in subsection (9).

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No admission arrangements for a maintained school may make provision for selection by aptitude unless they make provision for a permitted form of such selection.

In subsection (1)(a), “the permitted proportion”, in relation to any relevant age group, means the lowest proportion of selective admissions provided for by the school's admission arrangements at any time since the beginning of the 1997-1998 school year.

In relation to any time before the appointed day, the reference in subsection (1) to a maintained school is a reference to the school as a county, voluntary or grant-maintained school within the meaning of the M4Education Act 1996.

In this section “the proportion of selective admissions”, in relation to a relevant age group, means the proportion of the total number of pupils admitted to the school in that age group (determined in the prescribed manner) which is represented by the number of pupils so admitted by reference to ability or to aptitude (as the case may be).

Nothing in this section applies to a school with selective admission arrangements (as defined by section 104(2)).

F259Subsection (1) or (1A) does not apply if the arrangements have the effect that, where an applicant for admission has been allocated to a particular range of ability by means of some process of selection by reference to ability, some further such process is required or authorised to be carried out in relation to him for the purpose of determining whether or not he is to be admitted to the school.

If the admission authority for a maintained school in England is the F7local authority, the authority may only introduce such provision for selection by ability as is mentioned in subsection (1) or (1A) with the consent of the governing body of the school.

The introduction for a maintained school F261in Wales of admission arrangements to which subsection (1) applies shall be one of the alterations to such a school which are prescribed for the purposes of section 28.

F262In the case of a school in Wales, admission arrangements to which subsection (1) applies are not authorised by this section unless proposals for the school to have such arrangements have been publishedF263, and fallen to be implemented, under any enactment.

Subsection (1) does not apply if the admission arrangements make provision for any test to be carried out in relation to an applicant for admission which is either a test of ability or one designed to elicit any aptitude of his other than for the subject or subjects in question.

Where, however, the admission arrangements for a school make both such provision for selection by aptitude as is mentioned in subsection (1) and such provision for selection by ability as is mentioned in F265section 101(1) or (1A), the reference in subsection (2) above to a test of ability does not include any such test for which provision may be made under that section.

In this section “the proportion of selective admissions”, in relation to a relevant age group, means the proportion of the total number of pupils admitted to the school in that age group (determined in the prescribed manner) which is represented by the number of pupils so admitted by reference to aptitude for the subject or subjects in question.

In this section “test” includes assessment and examination.

In connection with the determination of a maintained school’s admission arrangements for a particular school year, sections F26688C to 88K or, as the case may be, 89 and 90 shall, except to the specified extent, apply in relation to the making or abandonment by those arrangements of provision for any permitted form of selection by ability or aptitude as they apply in relation to the making or abandonment by those arrangements of provision for other matters.

Any admission arrangements to which F268section 101(1) or (1A) applies (whether authorised by section 100 or section 101) may be varied if (and only if) the arrangements as varied are designed to secure F269the objectives mentioned in section 101(1)(a) and (b), section 101(1A)(a)(i) and (b), section 101(1A)(a)(ii) and (b) or section 101(1A)(a)(iii) and (b).

Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a maintained school had selective admission arrangements at the beginning of the 1997-98 school year, he may by order designate the school as a grammar school for the purposes of this Chapter.

A school has selective admission arrangements for the purposes of this Chapter if its admission arrangements make provision for all (or substantially all) of its pupils to be selected by reference to general ability, with a view to admitting only pupils with high ability.

For the purpose of deciding whether a school’s admission arrangements fall within subsection (2), any such additional criteria as are mentioned in section 86(9) shall be disregarded.

In this Chapter “grammar school” means a school for the time being designated under this section.

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for ballots of parents to be held, at their request, for determining whether the grammar schools to which such ballots relate should retain selective admission arrangements.

Ballot regulations may provide for a request for a ballot under this section to be made, in any prescribed circumstances, by means of two or more petitions.

The information required to be provided in pursuance of subsection (3)(d) may include the names and addresses of parents of any prescribed description.

Ballot regulations may provide for sections 496 and 497 of the M6Education Act 1996 (default powers of Secretary of State) to apply to proprietors of independent schools in relation to a duty imposed by or under the regulations.

In this section and section 106 “ballot regulations” means regulations made under this section.

Ballot regulations may make provision for determining whether parents are resident in an area for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) or (c).

Subsection (2) applies where the result of a ballot held under section 105 shows a simple majority of votes cast (by persons eligible to vote in the ballot) in favour of the grammar school or schools to which the ballot related ceasing to have selective admission arrangements.

The admission authority for a grammar school to which the ballot related shall secure that their admission arrangements are revised (in accordance with sections F27088C to 88K or, as the case may be, 89 and 90) so that, as from the beginning of such school year as may be prescribed, the school no longer has selective admission arrangements.

Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that, in pursuance of subsection (2), a grammar school no longer has selective admission arrangements, he shall revoke the order made by him with respect to the school under section 104.

Any such revision of the admission arrangements of a grammar school shall be one of the alterations to a maintained school which are prescribed F271under section 18 of the 2006 Act; but any proposals for any such revision of the admission arrangements of a grammar school which is a community school shall be published under F272section 19 of the 2006 Act by the governing body and not by the F7local authority.

Regulations made under section 105 may make provision, in relation to cases where any such proposals under F275section 19 of the 2006 Act have fallen to be implemented under F276regulations under section 24 of that Act, for requiring the school to which the proposals relate to be disregarded for the purposes of any regulations made under section 105(2).

Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that, by reason of the implementation of any such proposals, a grammar school no longer has selective admission arrangements, he shall revoke the order made by him with respect to the school under section 104.

In this section “the 2006 Act” means the Education and Inspections Act 2006.