Part 1Provision for new legal frameworks
Chapter 1Powers to facilitate innovation
I14 Applications for orders under section 2
1
An application for the purposes of section 2 F1(“an application for an order”) must be in such form, and contain such information, as may be required by the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, the National Assembly for Wales.
F21A
No application for an order may be made by the head teacher of a maintained school without the consent of the governing body of the school.
2
Before making F3an application for an order , the qualifying body shall—
a
in the case of an Education Action Forum, consult each F6local authority by whom any participating school, as defined by section 10(6)(b) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31), is maintained,
F4aa
in the case of a qualifying foundation, consult the governing body of each foundation or foundation special school to which the application relates and the F6local authority who maintain the school,
F5b
in the case of the governing body of a maintained school, consult—
i
the F6local authority who maintain the school, and
ii
where the school is a foundation school with a qualifying foundation, that foundation, and
c
in any case, consult such persons (or other persons) as appear to the qualifying body to be appropriate, having regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, the National Assembly for Wales.
3
The Secretary or State or the National Assembly for Wales may with the consent of the applicant include in an order under section 2 provisions different from those requested in the application.