# Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, Paragraph 12

Extent: E+W

(1) Paragraph 10 (duty to refer certain proposals to adjudicator) is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—
(a) in the words before paragraph (a), for “adjudicator” substitute “appropriate person”,
(b) for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a) all of the proposals published under section 7 which would otherwise require consideration by the authority under paragraph 8 where—
(i) some or all of the proposals are made by the authority, or
(ii) the proposals consist of or include proposals which relate to the establishment of a foundation school with a foundation falling within sub-paragraph (2);”, and
(c) in paragraph (b), omit “or 11”.
(3) In sub-paragraph (3), for “adjudicator” in both places it occurs, substitute “appropriate person”.
(4) After that sub-paragraph insert—
“(4) In this paragraph, “the appropriate person” means—
(a) in relation to proposals within sub-paragraph (1)(a), the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to proposals within sub-paragraph (1)(b), the adjudicator.”

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/schedule/4/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-wellbeing-and-schools-act-2026/schedule-4/paragraph-12
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.