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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-18/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/56",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996",
  "path": "schedule/18/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The articles of government for a county, voluntary or maintained special school shall require the governing body—\n(a) to consider any resolution which is duly passed at an annual parents’ meeting and which they consider is a matter for them;\n(b) to send to the head teacher a copy of any resolution which is so passed and which they consider is a matter for him; and\n(c) to send to the local authority a copy of any resolution which is so passed and which they consider is a matter for the authority.\n(2) The articles of government shall in addition—\n(a) require the head teacher to consider any resolution a copy of which has been sent to him by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(b) and to provide the governing body with a brief comment on it (in writing) for inclusion in their next governors’ report; and\n(b) require the local authority to do likewise in relation to any resolution a copy of which has been sent to them by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(c).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 7(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 7(4)(5))"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/schedule/18/paragraph/4",
    "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."
}