SCHEDULE 5MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

PART 1AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 2 (STANDARDS)

Education Act 2005

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1

The Education Act 2005 is amended as follows.

2

Omit section 45 (power to direct closure of school).

3

In section 114(8) (supply of information about school workforce)—

a

omit “and” at the end of paragraph (a);

b

in paragraph (b) at the beginning insert “ in relation to England, ”;

c

after paragraph (b) insert—

and

c

in relation to Wales, provide that Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (intervention in local authorities) is to have effect as if—

i

references to a local authority included a reference to a prescribed person,

ii

duties imposed by virtue of this section were education functions,

iii

the only relevant ground for intervention were ground 1 in section 21, and

iv

sections 24 to 27 did not apply.

4

In Schedule 9 (amendments relating to school inspection) omit paragraphs 14 to 20.

5

See also the amendment made by paragraph 22(2)(b) of this Schedule to section 28(4)(c) of the Education Act 2005 (which is in part consequential on Part 2 of this Act).