PART 1 Introduction

3 Amendments
1 The Schools Forums (England) Regulations 2012 are amended as follows.
S.I. 2012/2261, amended by S.I. 2012/2991, 2013/3104.
2 In regulation 1(3)—
(a) after the definition of “Academies member”, insert—

““alternative provision Academy” means an educational institution which meets the requirements of section 1C of the Academies Act 2010;”

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2010 c.32; sections 1A and 1C were inserted by section 53(7) of the Education Act 2011.
(b) after the definition of “governor”, insert—

““mainstream Academy” means an educational institution which meets the requirements of section 1A(1) of the Academies Act 2010;”

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(c) after the definition of “senior member of staff”, insert—

““special Academy” means an educational institution which meets the requirements of section 1A(2) of the Academies Act 2010;”

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3 In regulation 4(2)(b), omit “if there are any Academies in the authority’s area”.
4 In regulation 4(6), for “(10)” substitute “(10C)”.
5 After regulation 4(10), insert—

“10A At least one Academies member must be a representative of a mainstream Academy.
10B If there are any special Academies in the authority’s area, at least one Academies member must be a representative of a special Academy.
10C If there are any alternative provision Academies in the authority’s area, at least one Academies member must be a representative of an alternative provision Academy.”

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6 For regulation 6, substitute—

“6 Academies members
(1) Academies members representing mainstream Academies must be elected to the schools forum by the proprietors of mainstream Academies in the authority’s area.
(2) Where there is only one mainstream Academy in the authority’s area, the proprietor of that Academy must select the person who will represent it on the schools forum.
(3) Academies members representing special Academies must be elected to the schools forum by the proprietors of special Academies in the authority’s area.
(4) Where there is only one special Academy in the authority’s area, the proprietor of that special Academy must select the person who will represent it on the schools forum.
(5) Academies members representing alternative provision Academies must be elected to the schools forum by the proprietors of alternative provision Academies in the authority’s area.
(6) Where there is only one alternative provision Academy in the authority’s area, the proprietor of that alternative provision Academy must select the person who will represent it on the schools forum.”

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7 In regulation 10(1)(a), after “special educational needs”, insert—

“, and in particular—
(i) the places to be commissioned by the local authority in different schools and other institutions, and
(ii) the arrangements for paying top-up funding to schools and other institutions”

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8 In regulation 10(1)(b), after “otherwise than at school”, insert—

“, and in particular—
(i) the places to be commissioned by the authority and by schools in pupil referral units and other providers of alternative provision, and
(ii) the arrangements for paying top-up funding to pupil referral units and other providers of alternative provision”

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