Time for consultation and determination of admission arrangements
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17.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) every admission authority must, in respect of their proposed admission arrangements for a school for each academic year, take all steps necessary to ensure that they will have completed any consultation required by section 88C and these Regulations before 1st March in the determination year.
(2) Any consultation—
(a)must allow consultees at least eight weeks to respond, and
(b)in the case of consultations in relation to admission arrangements for the academic year 2014-2015 and subsequent years, must start no earlier than 1st November in the determination year.
(3) Every admission authority must determine their admission arrangements by 15th April in the determination year.