The School Organisation (Establishment and Discontinuance of Schools) (England) Regulations 2007

PART 4 Proposals for discontinuance of schools

Information to be contained in discontinuance proposals

14.  Discontinuance proposals must contain the information specified in Schedule 4.

Manner in which the local education authority or governing body must submit and publish details of the discontinuance proposals

15.—(1) The governing body or the local education authority (as the case may be) must publish—

(a) details from the proposals specified in Part 7 of Schedule 5;

(b) details of how complete copies of the proposals can be obtained; and

(c) a statement explaining that any person may object to, or comment on, the proposals, including the address to which objections or comments should be sent and the date by which they must be submitted.

(2) The matters specified in paragraph (1) must be published in at least one newspaper circulating in the area served by the school, posted at or near the main entrance to the school, or if there is more than one entrance, all of them and posted in a conspicuous place in the area served by the school.

(3) The governing body or local education authority (as the case may be) must send copies of all proposals to—

(a) any local education authority likely to be affected by the proposals;

(b) the Diocesan Board of Education for any diocese of the Church of England any part of which is comprised in the area of the local education authority;

(c) the bishop of a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church any part of which is comprised in the area of the local education authority;

(d) where the proposals include the provision of 14-16 education or sixth form education, the Learning and Skills Council for England;

(e) where the school is a voluntary school, foundation school or foundation special school, the trustees or the foundation body;

(f) where the relevant school is a special school,

(i) the relevant Primary Care Trust, NHS Trust or NHS foundation trust and any local education authorities which place children at that school,

(ii) the registered parents of every registered pupil at the school, and

(iii) each local education authority who maintain a statement of special educational needs under Part 4 of EA 1996 in respect of a registered pupil at the school; and

(g) the Secretary of State

and must send a copy of their proposals to any person who requests a copy.

(4) The governing body must submit a copy of their published proposals on the date of publication to the local education authority.

(5) The local education authority must submit a copy of their published proposals on the date of publication to the governing body of the school.