Appeals to adjudicator
29.—(1) The persons at whose request proposals must, after their initial determination by the local education authority, be referred to the adjudicator are—
(a)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 where the school is located;
(b)the local bishop of a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church any part of which is comprised in the area of the local education authority where the school is located;
(c)where proposals relate to a school providing or proposing to provide education for pupils aged 14 and over, the Learning and Skills Council for England;
(d)where proposals are made by a authority and relate to a foundation or voluntary school or a foundation special school—
(i)the governing body of the school to whom the proposal relates; and
(ii)the trustees of the school;
(e)where proposals are made by a authority and relate to a community school, and is an excepted expansion, the governing body of the school to whom the proposal relates.
(2) A request under sub-paragraph (1) must be made within 4 weeks of the initial determination of the proposal by the authority.
(3) Where a request is made under sub-paragraph (1) the authority must submit the proposals and any objections and comments made in relation to the proposals to the adjudicator within 1 week of receiving the request.