Part 2Establishment, discontinuance or alteration of schools

Discontinuance of schools

16Consultation in relation to proposals under section 15

1

Before publishing any proposals under section 15 which relate to a school which is a rural primary school or a community or foundation special school, the relevant body must consult—

a

the registered parents of registered pupils at the school,

b

in the case of the rural primary school—

i

the local education authority (where they are not the relevant body),

ii

where the local education authority are a county council, any district council for the area in which the school is situated, and

iii

any parish council for the area in which the school is situated,

c

in the case of a community or foundation special school, any local education authority which maintain a statement under section 324 of EA 1996 (statement of special educational needs) in respect of a registered pupil at the school, and

d

such other persons as appear to the relevant body to be appropriate.

2

Before publishing any other proposals under section 15, the relevant body must consult such persons as appear to them to be appropriate.

3

In discharging their duty under subsection (1) or (2) the relevant body must have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.

4

In this section “the relevant body” and “rural primary school” have the same meaning as in section 15.