{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2011-commencement-no-5-order-2012/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/2213",
  "legislation_title": "The Education Act 2011 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2011-commencement-no-5-order-2012",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings the provisions of the Education Act 2011 that are identified in articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 into force on 1st September and 1st October 2012 and 1st August and 1st September 2013 respectively.\nArticle 2 commences paragraph 2 of Schedule 11, which imposes a requirement on local authorities to seek proposals for the establishment of new Academies, so far as that paragraph relates to a new school that is a pupil referral unit.\nArticle 3 brings into force section 13 and Schedule 4 which make provision for the imposition in England and Wales of restrictions on the reporting of alleged offences by teachers.\nArticle 4 commences fully section 73 which is concerned with the functions of the Chief Executive of Skills Funding.\nArticle 5 commences fully section 1 which makes provision regarding free of charge early years provision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2213/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:20:54.727502+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."
}