Part II PROCEDURES FOR FORMING OR RE–FORMING GROUPS

1. 3Initiating procedure for schools to acquire grant–maintained status as newly formed groups
2. 4Initiating procedure for schools to acquire grant–maintained status by joining an existing group
3. 5Information
4. 6Ballot of parents
5. 7Eligibility
6. 8Announcement of the results of the first ballots
7. 9Second ballot
8. 10Voiding ballots
9. 11Agreement between some participating schools to propose grant–maintained status as a group
10. 12Publication of proposals
11. 13Initiating procedure for a grant–maintained school to join a group
12. 14Initiating procedure for grant–maintained schools to form groups
13. 15Initiating procedure for groups to merge
14. 16Approval, withdrawal or rejection of proposals
15. 17Incorporation
16. 18Exercise of powers before date of implementation of proposals
17. 19Expenses in connection with proposals for acquisition of grant–maintained status
18. 20Transfer of property – schools which are not grant–maintained
19. 21Transfer of staff – schools which are not grant–maintained
20. 22Transfer of property and staff: grant–maintained schools
21. 23“Pending procedure”