Regulation 3 Information about school capacity etc. to be provided to the Secretary of State by local authoritiesF1

A local authority must provide the Secretary of State each collection year with the information specified in Schedule 1 (school capacity etc. information) during the period beginning with the first Monday in June and ending on the last Friday in July.

The information must be provided using the COLLECT portal.

In paragraph (2), “the COLLECT portal” means the online facility known by that name and provided by the Secretary of State for submitting the information referred to in paragraph (1).

For the purposes of this regulation, a school or other educational institution which provides early years provision is to be treated as if it did not; and the provisions of Schedule 1 are to be interpreted accordingly.