Amendment of the School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012

11.  For regulation 17 (time for consultation and determination of admission arrangements) substitute—

“17.— (1) For the school year 2016-2017, every admission authority must—

(a) complete any consultation required by section 88C and these Regulations on or before 1st March 2015;

(b) allow consultees at least eight weeks to respond; and

(c) determine their admission arrangements on or before 15th April 2015.

(2) For the school year 2017-2018 and every subsequent school year, every admission authority must—

(a) carry out any consultation required by section 88C and these Regulations between 1st October and 31st January in the determination year;

(b) allow consultees at least six weeks to respond; and

(c) determine their admission arrangements on or before 28th February in the determination year.”.