Paragraph 4 C1

(1)

The governing body of a school within paragraph 2 shall in the first instance take a decision (their “preliminary decision”) on the question whether—

(a)

to accept the school’s allocation to a particular category in accordance with its indicative allocation, or

(b)

to opt for it to be allocated to a different category.

(2)

Regulations may make provision as to the procedure to be followed in connection with the taking by governing bodies of their preliminary decisions under sub-paragraph (1).

(3)

Regulations under sub-paragraph (2) may, in particular, make provision—

(a)

as to the consultation to be carried out by governing bodies before taking their preliminary decisions;

(b)

as to the time by which governing bodies are to take such decisions;

(c)

as to the notification of such decisions to prescribed persons;

(d)

as to the provision of prescribed information to prescribed persons;

(e)

authorising governing bodies to charge a fee (not exceeding the cost of supply) for prescribed documents supplied by them in pursuance of regulations made by virtue of paragraph (d);

(f)

requiring the holding of ballots of registered parents in prescribed cases;

(g)

enabling the Secretary of State, in any prescribed circumstances, to declare a previous ballot void and require the holding of a fresh ballot;

(h)

as to the conduct of ballots held under the regulations;

(i)

specifying criteria for determining, for the purposes of the regulations and this Schedule, the result of any such ballot.

Paragraph 4 C1

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Notes on Schedule 2

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