Explanatory note

These Regulations prescribe the information which is to be given to every person eligible to vote in a ballot for the acquisition of grant-maintained status.The requirements as to the information to be provided are the same as those contained in section 61(3)(a) and (4) of the Education Reform Act 1988 (which these Regulations replace); but with certain additional requirements which reflect the different nature of the provisions regarding the publication of proposals for the acquisition of grant-maintained status under the Education Act 1993.These additional requirements include naming any proposed sponsor of the school, and the number of initial sponsor governors to be appointed by him. They also include, in the case of a primary school, specifying the number of parent governors to be named in the proposals.