SCHEDULE 2Proposals for establishment or discontinuance of schools in England
Part 1Introductory
Application of Schedule
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(1)
This Schedule applies to proposals published under section 7, 10, 11 or 15.
(2)
Accordingly, in this Schedule, unless a contrary intention appears, “proposals” means proposals published under any of those sections.
“The relevant authority”
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In this Schedule “the relevant authority” means—
(a)
in the case of proposals under section 7, the local education authority who published the notice under that section, and
(b)
in the case of proposals under section 10, 11 or 15, the local education authority who maintain the school or (in the case of a new school) who it is proposed should maintain the school.
“Proposers”
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In this Schedule “proposers”, in relation to any proposals, means the persons who made the proposals, but does not include a local education authority.
F1 “Academy proposals” and “non-Academy proposals”
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In this Schedule—
(a)
“Academy proposals” means proposals under section 7 for the establishment of F2an Academy school, and
(b)
“non-Academy proposals” means proposals under section 7 for the establishment of a school falling within subsection (2)(a) of that section.
References to persons by whom proposals are made
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For the purposes of this Schedule—
(a)
proposals under section 7 are to be taken to be made by the person who submitted them to the relevant authority under subsection (4)(b) of that section, F3... and
(b)
proposals under section 10, 11 or 15 are to be taken to be made by the persons who published them.
Objections and comments
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Regulations may make provision—
(a)
for the making of objections or comments in relation to the proposals within a prescribed period to the relevant authority, and
(b)
requiring the relevant authority, in any case where proposals are F4to be considered by the Secretary of State or the adjudicator, to forward to F5the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the adjudicator objections or comments made in relation to the proposals in accordance with the regulations.