{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2011/section-45",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2011/section-45.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2011/21",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2011",
  "path": "section/45",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "45",
  "heading": "Complaints: repeal of power to complain to Local Commissioner",
  "text": "(1) Sections 206 to 224 of ASCLA 2009 (complaints against schools in England) are repealed.\n(2) In consequence of subsection (1)—\n(a) in section 409 of EA 1996 (complaints and enforcement: maintained schools)—\n(i) in subsection (1), after “authority” insert “ in Wales ” and after “schools” insert “ in Wales ”;\n(ii) in subsection (4), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”;\n(iii) in the heading, after “schools” insert “ in Wales ”;\n(b) in section 496 of EA 1996 (power of Secretary of State to prevent unreasonable exercise of functions), omit subsections (3) and (4);\n(c) in section 497 of EA 1996 (Secretary of State's general default powers), omit subsections (4) and (5);\n(d) in paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 (pupil referral units: complaints)—\n(i) in sub-paragraph (3), after “local authority” insert “ in Wales ” and after “unit” insert “ in Wales ”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (4), for “Secretary of State” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”, after “any local authority” and “a local authority” insert insert “ in Wales ”, and after “pupil referral unit” insert “ in Wales ”;\n(e) in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Local Government Act 1974 (disqualifications from acting as Local Commissioner or investigating complaint), omit sub-paragraphs (2C) and (2D);\n(f) in section 262(6) of ASCLA 2009 (statutory instruments subject to affirmative procedure), omit paragraph (f);\n(g) in Schedule 16 to ASCLA 2009 (repeals and revocations), omit Part 7 (complaints);\n(h) section 22 of CSFA 2010 (amendments of sections 207 and 216 of ASCLA 2009) is repealed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 45 in force at 1.8.2012 by S.I. 2012/1087, art. 2 (with art. 6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/21/section/45",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:03:08.499142+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}