(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 33C of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (“the Act”) gives the Secretary of State power to establish, by order, a sixth form college corporation. Before the Secretary of State may make such an order, the local authority must first publish proposals in line with requirements set out in section 33C(3). Section 33N of the Act gives the Secretary of State power to dissolve, by order, a sixth form college corporation. Before making such an order, the local authority must first publish proposals in line with requirements set out in section 33N(3). These Regulations (which apply in relation to England) prescribe the time and manner of publication and the content of proposals made by the local authority for the establishment or dissolution of sixth form college corporations, for the purposes of sections 33C(3) and 33N(3).
Regulation 2 and Part 1 of the Schedule set out the information which should be included in any proposal by the local authority to establish a sixth form college corporation.
Regulation 3 and Part 2 of the Schedule set out the information which should be included in any proposal by the local authority to dissolve a sixth form college corporation.
Regulation 4 sets out the time and manner in which proposals to establish or dissolve a sixth form college corporation must be published. Publication must be no less than four months before the date proposed for the establishment or dissolution of the sixth form college corporation.
Regulation 5 sets out the period during which representations may be made to a local authority about proposals to establish or dissolve a sixth form college corporation. The period is one month from the date on which the proposal has been published or sent to one of the persons referred to in regulation 4.
No impact assessment has been prepared for these regulations because no significant impact on local authorities, or the private or voluntary sectors, is foreseen.