The Education (Determination of Admission Arrangements) Regulations 1999

Additional publication where admission arrangements include certain provision for selection

9.—(1) This regulation applies where the admission arrangements for a school determined by an admission authority include pre-existing selection arrangements.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 10–

(a) “selection arrangements” means those arrangements (if any) in the admission arrangements determined for a school for a particular school year which make provision for the selection of pupils by ability or by aptitude within the meaning of section 99(5); and

(b) selection arrangements are to be regarded as pre-existing if they–

(i) continue from provision made by the admission arrangements for the school in question at the beginning of the 1997/98 school year and made by successive admission arrangements for the school since that time; and

(ii) depend solely for their lawfulness on section 100.

(3) For the purpose of paragraph (2)(b)(ii), selection arrangements are to be regarded as depending solely for their lawfulness on section 100 if they are not rendered lawful by virtue of section 99(1)(b) or (2)(c) (grammar schools or sixth forms), section 101 (pupil banding) or section 102 (aptitude for particular subjects).

(4) Where this regulation applies, the admission authority shall publish the following information in a newspaper circulating in the locality served by the school, namely–

(a) the names of the admission authority and of the school or schools in respect of admission to which the provision for selection applies;

(b) the fact that admission arrangements have been determined which make provision for selection and a statement summarising the effect of the selection arrangements;

(c) the fact that parents living in the relevant area are able to refer an objection about the selection arrangements to the adjudicator (in England) or the Secretary of State (in Wales);

(d) the address to which and the date by which such an objection must be sent to the adjudicator (in England) or the Secretary of State (in Wales);

(e) the fact that further information about the selection arrangements or about parents' right of objection may be obtained from the admission authority, including an address and telephone number for such contact.

(5) This information must be published in the manner specified within 14 days after the date on which the admission authority determined the admission arrangements.