SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Governing bodies consisting of interim executive members

Closure of school

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1

At any time during the interim period, the interim executive board may, if they think fit, make a report to the local education authority and the Secretary of State recommending that the school be discontinued, and stating the reasons for that recommendation.

2

The interim executive board may not—

a

publish under section 15(2) proposals to discontinue the school, or

b

serve notice under section 30 of SSFA 1998.

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1

Where during the interim period—

a

the Secretary of State gives a direction under section 17(1) or 68(1) in relation to the school, or

b

the local education authority determine to discontinue the school,

the interim period is to continue until the discontinuance date, even where it would otherwise end before that date.

2

In this paragraph “the discontinuance date” means—

a

the date on which proposals for discontinuing the school are implemented under Part 4 of Schedule 2,

b

the date on which the school is discontinued under section 30 of SSFA 1998, or

c

the date specified in the direction under section 17(1) or 68(1),

as the case may be.