Regulation 18 Forum reports

As made

(1)

For the purposes of section 85A(1A) (matters that may be included in a forum report) the prescribed matters are—

(a)

the forum’s analysis of the extent to which admission arrangements, or any aspect of admission arrangements, in the relevant area ensure fair access to educational opportunity;^f1 and

(b)

any recommendation the forum wishes to make to improve fair access as a result of their analysis.

(2)

For the purposes of this regulation “admission arrangements” includes—

(a)

the scheme for co-ordinating admission arrangements made or adopted under section 88M(1) in the relevant area and, where relevant, an adjoining local authority area; and

(b)

any school policy which, in the opinion of the forum, affects or may affect, fair access to educational opportunity in the relevant area.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 13A(1)(b) of the Education Act 1996, substituted by section 1 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, requires all local authorities in England to exercise their functions, so far as they are capable of being so exercised, with a view to ensuring fair access to educational opportunity for children. This duty is extended to all admission authorities by the School Admissions Code.