The Education (School Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 1994

Amendment of the principal Regulations

6.  After regulation 11 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted—

“Publication of admissions arrangements

11A.— (1) This regulation applies in relation to the publication by the governing body of an aided or special agreement school of particulars of the arrangements mentioned in section 8(2) and (3) of the 1980 Act (except where those particulars are being published by the authority on the governing body’s behalf pursuant to section 8(6) of the 1980 Act).

(2) Such particulars shall be published by copies being made available at the school for distribution without charge to parents on request and for reference by parents and other persons.

(3) Such particulars shall be published during the publication school year and, except in the case of a primary school (other than a middle school deemed to be a primary school) or of a special school, it shall be published not later than six weeks before whichever is the earlier of the following dates—

(a) the date by which an application for admission to that school in respect of the admission school year should be made in accordance with the arrangements for admission to that school;

(b) the date up to which parents may express a preference for a school in respect of the admission school year.

(4) Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this regulation, such particulars of the arrangements mentioned in subsection (2)(b) of section 8 of the 1980 Act (appeals against admissions decisions) shall also be published by being set out in any document containing a notification to parents of a decision referred to in subsection (2) of section 7 of that Act refusing their child admission to a school for which such parents have expressed a preference in accordance with arrangements made under subsection (1) of section 6 of that Act.”.