The Education (Groups of Grant–maintained Schools) Regulations 1994

Publication of proposals

12.—(1) Paragraph (2) of this regulation applies where–

(a) (i) the results of ballots held in accordance with regulation 6 show a simple majority of votes cast (by persons eligible to vote in the ballot) in the case of each participating school in favour of seeking grant–maintained status with the other participating schools as a group; or

(ii) where a participating school is a hospital special school, the governing body in each case have passed a resolution in favour of seeking grant–maintained status with the other participating schools as a group;

(b) the result of a ballot held in accordance with regulation 6 following a resolution referred to in regulation 4(1) shows a simple majority of votes cast (by persons eligible to vote in the ballot) in favour of seeking grant–maintained status for the school by joining an existing group;

(c) the governing body of a hospital special school have passed a resolution in favour of seeking grant–maintained status for the school as an additional member of an existing group and the governing body of that group has passed a resolution in accordance with regulation 4(3); or

(d) the circumstances described in regulation 11(3) apply.

(2) Before the end of the period of four months beginning with (as the case may be)–

(a) the date of publication of the last of the ballots of the participating schools or, if later, the last of the resolutions referred to in paragraph (1)(a) above,

(b) the date of publication of the result of the ballot referred to in paragraph (1)(b) above,

(c) the resolution of the governing body of the group referred to in paragraph 1(c) above or,

(d) the date referred to in regulation 11(4) above,

the governing bodies of the partcipating schools or, as the case may be, the governing body of the school which it is sought should join an existing group shall secure that–

(i) proposals are published for acquisition of grant–maintained status for the school in accordance with provisions imposed by Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(ii) any notice in respect of the proposals required by Schedule 2 is published.

(3) References in these Regulations to proposals published under these Regulations, in any case where the Secretary of State has modified such proposals, are to the proposals as so modified.

(4) For the purposes of these Regulations proposals published under these Regulations shall be regarded as pending in respect of a school until either the proposals are withdrawn or the Secretary of State makes his determination in respect of them.