SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 16Powers to facilitate innovation
Part 1Amendments of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of EA 2002
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Section 4 of EA 2002 (applications for orders under section 2) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) after “section 2” insert “
(“an application for an order”)
”
.
3
After subsection (1) insert—
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No application for an order may be made by the head teacher of a maintained school without the consent of the governing body of the school.
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In subsection (2)—
a
for “such an application” substitute “
an application for an order
”
,
b
after paragraph (a) insert—
aa
in the case of a qualifying foundation, consult the governing body of each foundation or foundation special school to which the application relates and the local education authority who maintain the school,
c
for paragraph (b) substitute—
b
in the case of the governing body of a maintained school, consult—
i
the local education authority who maintain the school, and
ii
where the school is a foundation school with a qualifying foundation, that foundation, and