Part 2Establishment, discontinuance or alteration of schools
Alterations to schools
20Restriction on power of governing body to publish foundation proposals
1
The governing body of a school specified in the first column of the Table below may not publish proposals under section 19 for a prescribed alteration of a kind specified in the second column, except with the consent of—
a
the trustees of the school, and
b
the person or persons by whom the foundation governors are appointed.
School | Prescribed alteration |
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1. A foundation school which, immediately before the commencement date, was a foundation school having a foundation. | A relevant change in the instrument of government. |
2. A voluntary school. | A change of category from voluntary controlled school or voluntary aided school to foundation school. |
3. A foundation school which, having been a voluntary school immediately before the commencement date, changed category to foundation school on or after that date. | A relevant change in the instrument of government. |
2
For the purposes of this section, a “relevant change” in the instrument of government of a school is a change which results in the majority of governors being foundation governors.
3
In this section—
“the commencement date” means the day on which this Part comes into force, otherwise than merely for the purpose of enabling orders or regulations to be made;
“prescribed alteration”, in relation to a maintained school, means an alteration prescribed under section 18.