SCHEDULE 2 Allocation of existing schools to new categories
Preliminary decision by governing body as to new category
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(1)
The governing body of a school within paragraph 2 shall in the first instance take a decision (their “preliminary decision”) on the question whether—
(a)
to accept the school’s allocation to a particular category in accordance with its indicative allocation, or
(b)
to opt for it to be allocated to a different category.
(2)
Regulations may make provision as to the procedure to be followed in connection with the taking by governing bodies of their preliminary decisions under sub-paragraph (1).
(3)
Regulations under sub-paragraph (2) may, in particular, make provision—
(a)
as to the consultation to be carried out by governing bodies before taking their preliminary decisions;
(b)
as to the time by which governing bodies are to take such decisions;
(c)
as to the notification of such decisions to prescribed persons;
(d)
as to the provision of prescribed information to prescribed persons;
(e)
authorising governing bodies to charge a fee (not exceeding the cost of supply) for prescribed documents supplied by them in pursuance of regulations made by virtue of paragraph (d);
(f)
requiring the holding of ballots of registered parents in prescribed cases;
(g)
enabling the Secretary of State, in any prescribed circumstances, to declare a previous ballot void and require the holding of a fresh ballot;
(h)
as to the conduct of ballots held under the regulations;
(i)
specifying criteria for determining, for the purposes of the regulations and this Schedule, the result of any such ballot.