PART 2ARRANGEMENTS FOLLOWING CLOSURE DIRECTION
Duty to make statement of proposals following closure direction2
1
This regulation applies where a local authority has been given a closure direction in relation to a short stay school.
2
The authority must prepare a written statement of the arrangements it proposes to make under section 19 of the Education Act 19963 to replace the education provision which will be lost as a result of the closure direction.
3
The statement must include information about—
a
the number of children and young persons for whom education is expected to be provided under the proposed arrangements, and their ages;
b
the nature of the education to be provided (including any specific needs which the education is expected to be capable of meeting);
c
the means by which the education is expected to be provided.
4
Before the end of the permitted period the authority must send a copy of the statement to the Secretary of State and the Chief Inspector.
5
“The permitted period” is—
a
the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the closure direction was given, or
b
if the Secretary of State is of the opinion that the urgency of the case requires a shorter period, such shorter period as the Secretary of State may specify when the closure direction is given.