Section 147 Standing advisory councils on religious education.

For section 11(3)(b) of the M1Education Reform Act 1988 (standing advisory councils on religious education) there is substituted—

“(b)

a person appointed by the governing bodies of the grant-maintained schools within the area of the authority to which section 138 or 139 of the Education Act 1993 applies.”

At the end of section 11 of the M2Education Reform Act 1988 there is added—

“(11)

The council shall send to the head teacher of any grant-maintained school to which section 138 of the Education Act 1993 applies and which is in the area of the authority a copy of advice which they give to the authority upon matters connected with religious worship.

(12)

The council shall send a copy of advice which they give to the authority on the religious education to be given in accordance with an agreed syllabus to the head teacher of any grant-maintained school which is in the area of the authority and which—

(a)

is required, by virtue of section 138 or 140 of the Education Act 1993 (religious education in certain grant-maintained schools), to provide religious education in accordance with an agreed syllabus, or

(b)

was a controlled school immediately before it became grant-maintained.”