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Part IU.K. Measures to raise standards of school education

Chapter IVE+W Intervention in schools causing concern

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Pt. 1 Chapter 4: Power to modify conferred (prosp.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 25, 216 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4))

Intervention by LEAsE+W

14 Powers of intervention exercisable by LEAs.E+W

(1)If at any time section 15 applies to a maintained school by virtue of any of the following provisions of that section, namely—

(a)subsection (1) (school subject to formal warning),

(b)subsection (4) (school with serious weaknesses), or

(c)subsection (6) (school requiring special measures),

the provisions mentioned in subsection (2) below (which confer powers of intervention on local education authorities) shall also apply to the school at that time unless excluded by subsection (3) below (intervention by Secretary of State).

(2)Those provisions are—

(a)section 16 (power to appoint additional governors); and

(b)section 17 (power to suspend right to delegated budget).

(3)Those provisions shall not apply to a school to which section 15 applies by virtue of subsection (6) of that section (school requiring special measures) if, in connection with the same report falling within paragraph (a) of that subsection—

(a)the Secretary of State has exercised in relation to the school his power under section 18 (power to appoint additional governors) and any additional governors appointed in the exercise of that power remain in office; or

(b)he has exercised in relation to the school his power under section 19 (power to direct closure of school).

(4)In this Chapter—

(a)“Chief Inspector” and “member of the Inspectorate”, and

(b)references to special measures being, or not being, required to be taken in relation to a school,

have the same meaning as in the M1School Inspections Act 1996.

Marginal Citations