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Regulation 26 Parents who are eligible to refer an objection

As made

For the purposes of section 88H(3)(a) the description of a parent who may refer an objection relating to admission arrangements under that subsection is an individual who is—

(a)

where the objection falls within regulation 27(a), the parent of a child of compulsory school age receiving primary education;

(b)

where the objection falls within regulation 27(b), the parent of a child who has attained the age of two and is receiving primary education; or

(c)

where the objection falls within regulation 27(c)—

(i)

in the case of an objection to arrangements for admission for sixth form educationf1, the parent of a child who is, or will be, eligible to apply to the school whose admission arrangements are the subject of the objection, and

(ii)

in any other case, the parent of a child who has attained the age of two but is not above compulsory school age;

and, in the case of the matters referred to in either paragraph (a) or (b), is resident in the relevant area for consultation relating to those admission arrangements.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

See section 98A of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, inserted by section 153 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, for the meaning of “sixth form education”.