The Education (New Secondary School Proposals) (England) Regulations 2006

Voting of committee on proposals under section 66 and Schedule 10

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

20.—(1) In this regulation references to a group of members of a school organisation committee must be construed in accordance with the Education (School Organisation Committees) (England) Regulations 1999(1).

(2) Each group of members must collectively have a single vote in relation to any decision of the committee as to whether or not—

(a)to reject all the proposals or to approve any of the proposals (with or without modification) under paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 10; or

(b)to—

(i)modify any proposals;

(ii)specify any later date; or

(iii)make any determination

under paragraphs 10(2)(a) or (b) or (3) of that Schedule;

(c)to make any recommendation such as is mentioned in paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 10 where that sub-paragraph applies with the modifications specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to these Regulations; or

(d)to defer consideration of whether to make any decision or recommendation on any of the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) above.

(3) All decisions on questions referred to in paragraph (2) must be unanimous decisions of those voting.