Academies Act 2010 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Background and Summary

3. Overall Structure of the Act

4. Commentary on Sections

   1. Academy arrangements

      1. Section 1: Academy arrangements

      2. Section 2: Payments under Academy agreements

   2. Conversion of schools into Academies

      1. Section 3: Application for Academy order

      2. Section 4: Academy orders

      3. Section 5: Consultation on conversion

      4. Section 6: Effect of Academy order

      5. Section 7:  Transfer of school surpluses

      6. Section 8: Transfer of other property

   3. Academies: other provisions

      1. Section 9:  Impact: additional schools

      2. Section 10:  Consultation: additional schools

      3. Section 11:  Annual reports

      4. Section 12:  Charitable status of Academy proprietors etc

      5. Section 13: Academies: land

      6. Section 14: Academies: amendments

   4. General

      1. Section 15: Transitional provisions

      2. Section 16: Pre-commencement applications etc

      3. Section 17: Interpretation of Act

5. Territorial Extent and Application

6. Commencement

7. Hansard References