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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/school-admissions-admission-arrangements-england-regulations-2008/regulation-23/enacted",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/3089",
  "legislation_title": "The School Admissions (Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2008 (revoked)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/school-admissions-admission-arrangements-england-regulations-2008/enacted",
  "path": "regulation/23",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Restriction on alteration of admission arrangements following establishment or expansion",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of section 88G(1)(d) the prescribed condition is that the proposals are not for the establishment of, or alteration to, a new foundation or voluntary school which is to provide education suitable only to the requirements of persons above compulsory school age.\n(2) Where section 88G(2) applies in relation to a school, the admission arrangements for the initial period and the period prescribed by paragraph (3) are to be the arrangements which fall to be implemented in accordance with the proposals or in accordance with the proposals as modified.\n(3) For the purposes of section 88G(2)(a) the prescribed number of school years is two (“the prescribed period”).\n(4) Section 88C does not apply to admission authorities for schools to which section 88G applies, for school years falling within the initial period and the prescribed period.\n(5) For the purposes of section 86(5) to (5B) the admission arrangements of all schools to which section 88G applies that fall to be implemented in accordance with the proposals (with or without modifications) are, during the initial period and the prescribed period, to be treated as having been determined under section 88C.\n(6) For the purposes of section 88G(5) the prescribed circumstances are that there has been a major change in circumstances since the date when the admission arrangements were implemented.\n(7) At any time before the end of the prescribed period, upon the making of a reference by the admission authority (pursuant to section 88G(5) and paragraph (6)), the adjudicator may vary the admission arrangements.\n(8) Where the adjudicator decides that the admission arrangements must be varied pursuant to paragraph (7), that decision is binding until the end of the prescribed period.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "enacted",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3089/regulation/23",
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  "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."
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