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(1)Where a local education authority intend—
(a)to establish a new community or foundation special school, or
(b)to make any prescribed alteration to such a school, or
(c)to discontinue such a school,
the authority shall publish their proposals under this section.
(2)Where the governing body of a foundation special school propose—
(a)to make any prescribed alteration to the school, or
(b)to discontinue the school,
the governing body shall publish their proposals under this section.
(3)Proposals under this section shall—
(a)contain such information, and
(b)be published in such manner,
as may be prescribed.
(4)Before publishing any proposals under this section, the relevant body shall consult such persons as appear to them to be appropriate; and in discharging their duty under this subsection the relevant body shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.
(5)Where any proposals published under this section relate to a school or proposed school in England, the relevant body shall send—
(a)a copy of the proposals, and
(b)such information in connection with those proposals as may be prescribed,
to the school organisation committee for the area of the local education authority who maintain the school or (in the case of a new school) who it is proposed should maintain the school.
(6)Where any proposals published under this section relate to a school or proposed school in Wales, the relevant body shall send—
(a)a copy of the proposals, and
(b)such information in connection with those proposals as may be prescribed,
to the Secretary of State.
(7)The relevant body shall also send a copy of any proposals to which subsection (5) or (6) applies to such other bodies or persons as may be prescribed.
(8)Schedule 6 has effect (for both England and Wales) in relation to the procedure for dealing with proposals under this section and their implementation.
(9)In this section “the relevant body” means the local education authority or governing body mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) (as the case may be).
(1)The Secretary of State may, if he considers it expedient to do so in the interests of the health, safety or welfare of pupils at a community or foundation special school, give a direction to the local education authority by whom the school is maintained requiring the school to be discontinued on a date specified in the direction.
(2)A direction under subsection (1) may require the local education authority to notify any persons or class of persons specified in the direction.
(3)Before giving a direction under subsection (1), the Secretary of State shall consult—
(a)the local education authority;
(b)any other local education authority who would in his opinion be affected by the discontinuance of the school;
(c)in the case of a foundation special school which has a foundation, the person who appoints the foundation governors; and
(d)such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(4)On giving a direction under subsection (1) the Secretary of State shall give notice in writing of the direction to the governing body of the school and its head teacher.
(5)Where a local education authority are given a direction under subsection (1), they shall discontinue the school in question on the date specified in the direction; and nothing in section 31 or 33 applies to any such discontinuance of the school under this section.
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