Regulation 27 Consideration and determination of proposals by the local education authority or the adjudicator
Where any proposals have been published by the governing body or a local education authority, the authority may —
reject the proposals;
approve the proposals without modification, or
approve the proposals with such modifications as the authority think desirable.
Before approving any proposals with modifications under sub-paragraph (1)(c) the authority must consult the relevant governing body (unless the modifications are proposed by the governing body).
Where proposals are approved by the authority (whether with or without modifications) the approval may be conditional on the occurrence of an event prescribed by regulation 33.
Any determination under paragraph (1) must be made within the period of 2 months from the end of the period in which proposals, objections and comments must be forwarded to the local education authority, as provided by regulations 24(6) or 26(8), as applicable.
Where the authority does not make a determination within the period specified in paragraph (4) , the proposals must be referred to the adjudicator.
Where any proposals have been referred to the adjudicator pursuant to paragraph (5) or regulations 24 (7), 24 (10) or 29, the adjudicator may—
reject the proposals;
approve the proposals without modifications, or
approve the proposals with such modifications as the adjudicator thinks desirable
Before modifying and determining any proposal, the adjudicator must consult the relevant governing body and the local education authority (unless they proposed the modification).
Where the proposals are approved by the adjudicator (whether with or without modifications) the approval may be conditional on the occurrence of an event prescribed in regulation 33.