Education and Adoption Act 2016
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 2016 c. 6 |
| Year | 2016 |
(1) The Education and Inspections Act 2006 is amended as follows.(2) In section 59 (meaning of “maintained school” and “eligible for intervention”) , in subsection (2) , at the appropriate place insert— “ section 60B (coasting schools) , ” .(3) After section 60A insert—“ relevant authority ” ;for subsection (1) substitute—“ 69 ” ;after subsection (4) insert—“ section 60(1) (b) ” .(4) In section 64 (power of local authority etc to appoint additional governors) , in subsection (2) , for “section 60(10) ” substitute “ section 60(1) (b) ” .(5) In section 66 (power of local authority to suspend right to delegated budget) , in subsection (2) , for “section 60(10) ” substitute “ section 60(1) (b) ” .(6) Omit section 69A (power of Secretary of State to direct local authority to give performance standards and safety warning notice) .(7) In section 73 (interpretation) , omit the definition of “working day”.(1) The Education and Inspections Act 2006 is amended as follows.for subsection (1) substitute—“ section 60A(1) (b) ” .(4) In section 66 (power of local authority to suspend right to delegated budget) , in subsection (2) , for “section 60A(10) ” substitute “ section 60A(1) (b) ” .omit paragraph (c) ;in paragraph (d) , for “60A(10) ” substitute “ 60A(1) (b) ” .Before section 67 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 insert— to enter into a contract or other arrangement with a specified person (who may be the governing body of another school) for the provision to the governing body of specified services of an advisory nature,to make specified arrangements authorised by section 26 of EA 2002 (collaboration between schools) with the governing body of such other school as may be specified,to make specified arrangements authorised by
- “(1) A maintained school is by virtue of this section eligible for intervention if—
- (a) the school is coasting, and
- (b) the Secretary of State has notified the governing body that it is coasting.
- (aza) the first regulations to be made under section 60B(3) (regulations defining “coasting” in relation to a school) ,
- “(1) A maintained school is by virtue of this section eligible for intervention if—
- (a) a relevant authority have given the governing body a warning notice in accordance with subsection (2) ,
- (b) the period for compliance specified in the notice (“the compliance period”) has expired,
- (c) the governing body have failed to comply, or secure compliance, with the notice to the relevant authority's satisfaction by the end of the compliance period, and
- (d) the relevant authority have given reasonable notice in writing to the governing body that the authority proposes to exercise the authority's powers under any one or more of sections 63 to 69 (whether or not the notice is combined with a notice under section 62(2A) (c) of SSFA 1998) .
- (c) the compliance period for the purposes of subsection (1) (c) ,
- (4A) If a local authority are notified that the Secretary of State has given a warning notice to the governing body of a maintained school the local authority may not give a warning notice unless or until the Secretary of State informs them that they may.
- (4B) If the Secretary of State gives a warning notice to the governing body of a maintained school, any earlier warning notice given to the maintained school by the local authority ceases to have effect from that time.
- (6A) If a local authority give a warning notice to the governing body of a maintained school they must, at the same time, give a copy of it to the Secretary of State.
- (6B) If the Secretary of State gives a warning notice to the governing body of a maintained school the Secretary of State must, at the same time, give a copy of it to the local authority.
- (10) In this section “relevant authority” means—
- (a) the local authority, or
- (b) the Secretary of State.
- “(1) A maintained school is by virtue of this section eligible for intervention if—
- (a) the local authority have given the governing body a warning notice in accordance with subsection (2) ,
- (b) the period for compliance specified in the notice (“the compliance period”) has expired,
- (c) the governing body have failed to comply, or secure compliance, with the notice to the local authority's satisfaction by the end of the compliance period, and
- (d) the local authority have given reasonable notice in writing to the governing body that the authority proposes to exercise the authority's powers under any one or more of sections 64 to 66.
- (c) the compliance period for the purposes of subsection (1) (c) ,
- (za) the Secretary of State,
- “(1) If at any time a maintained school is eligible for intervention other than by virtue of section 60A, then (subject to subsection (3) ) the Secretary of State may, with a view to improving the performance of the school, give the governing body of the school a notice requiring the governing body—
- (a) to enter into a contract or other arrangement with a specified person (who may be the governing body of another school) for the provision to the governing body of specified services of an advisory nature,
- (b) to make specified arrangements authorised by section 26 of EA 2002 (collaboration between schools) with the governing body of such other school as may be specified,
- (c) to make specified arrangements authorised by...
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