Regulation 4 Local authorities to publish composite prospectusI1

England and Wales

(1)

A local authority must publish in a composite document the information required by this regulation with respect to all maintained schools in the composite prospectus area.

(2)

For the purposes of this regulation, “the composite prospectus area” comprises—

(a)

the area of the local authority publishing the document; and

(b)

all such parts of the appropriate relevant areas as extend beyond that local authority’s area.

(3)

For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), “appropriate relevant area” means any relevant area (within the meaning of section 89(3) of the 1998 Act^f1) that applies for consultation about the proposed admission arrangements for a school maintained by the local authority publishing the document.

(4)

A local authority may, if it wishes, carry out its obligation under paragraph (1) by publishing separate composite prospectuses covering respectively primary schools, middle schools and secondary schools^f2.

(5)

The composite prospectus must contain the information specified in Schedule 2.

(6)

The time and manner of publication of such information and particulars must be in accordance with regulation 5.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 4 in force at 1.9.2011, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: As amended by S.I. 2010/1158.
f2: “Primary schools”, “middle schools” and “secondary schools” are defined in section 5 of the 1996 Act.