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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-14/paragraph-12",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/56",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996",
  "path": "schedule/14/paragraph/12",
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  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The governing body may advertise the vacancy at any time after they have sent a copy of the specification for the post to the local education authority in accordance with paragraph 10, and shall do so unless either—\n(a) they accept for appointment to the post a person nominated by the local education authority under paragraph 11, or\n(b) they decide to recommend to the authority for appointment to the post a person who is already employed to work at the school.\n(2) Where the governing body advertise the vacancy, they shall do so in a manner likely in their opinion to bring it to the notice of persons (including employees of the authority) who are qualified to fill it.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/schedule/14/paragraph/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:29:40.627017+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}