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Section 89B Co-ordination of admission arrangementsF1C1C2

England and Wales

(1)

Regulations may require a F2local authority F3in Wales—

(a)

to formulate, for any academic year in relation to which prescribed conditions are satisfied, a qualifying scheme for co-ordinating the arrangements for the admission of pupils to maintained schools in their area, and

(b)

to take prescribed action with a view to securing the adoption of the scheme by themselves and each governing body who are the admission authority for a maintained school in their area.

(2)

Subject to subsection (3), F4the Welsh Ministers may make, in relation to the area of a local authority F5in Wales and an academic year, a scheme for co-ordinating the arrangements, or assisting in the co-ordination of the arrangements, for the admission of pupils to maintained schools in that area.

(3)

A scheme may not be made under subsection (2) in relation to a local authority and an academic year if, before the prescribed date in the year preceding the year in which that academic year commences—

(a)

a scheme formulated by the local authority in accordance with subsection (1) is adopted in the prescribed manner by the persons mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection, and

(b)

the authority provide F6the Welsh Ministers with a copy of the scheme and inform F7them that the scheme has been so adopted.

(4)

F8The Welsh Ministers may by regulations require F9local authorities F10in Wales to provide other local authorities with such information as may be required by F11such other authorities in connection with the exercise of any of their functions under this Chapter.

(5)

Regulations may provide—

(a)

that each local authority F12in Wales shall secure that, subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed, no decision made by any admission authority for a maintained school in their area to offer or refuse a child admission to the school shall be communicated to the parent of the child except on a single day, designated by the local authority, in each year, or

(b)

that, subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed, a decision made by the admission authority for a maintained school F13in Wales to offer or refuse a child admission to the school shall not be communicated to the parent of the child except on a prescribed day.

(6)

In this section—

  • “academic year” means a period commencing with 1st August and ending with the next 31st July;

  • “qualifying scheme” means a scheme that meets prescribed requirements.

(F147)

Nothing in this section applies in relation to arrangements for the admission to maintained schools in Wales of pupils—

(a)

who—

(i)

have ceased to be of compulsory school age, or

(ii)

will have ceased to be of compulsory school age before education is provided for them at the school, or

(b)

for the purpose of receiving sixth form education.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Ss. 89B, 89C inserted (1.10.2002 for E., 1.2.2006 for W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 48, 216(4) (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3; S.I. 2006/172, art. 4, Sch.

F2

Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 10(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 10(4))

F3

Words in s. 89B(1) inserted (26.1.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 59(2); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(g)

F4

Words in s. 89B(2) substituted (26.1.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 59(3)(a) (with s. 167(2)); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(g)

F5

Words in s. 89B(2) inserted (26.1.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 59(3)(b); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(g)

F6

Words in s. 89B(3)(b) substituted (26.1.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 59(4)(a) (with s. 167(2)); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(g)

F7

Word in s. 89B(3)(b) substituted (26.1.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 59(4)(b); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(g)

F8

Words in s. 89B(4) substituted (26.1.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 59(5)(a) (with s. 167(2)); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(g)

F9

Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 10(3) (with Sch. 2 para. 10(4))

F10

Words in s. 89B(4) inserted (26.1.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 59(5)(b); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(g)

F11

Words in s. 89B(4) substituted (26.1.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 59(5)(c); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(g)

F12

Words in s. 89B(5)(a) inserted (26.1.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 59(6)(a); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(g)

F13

Words in s. 89B(5)(b) inserted (26.1.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 59(6)(b); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(g)

F14

S. 89B(7) inserted (26.1.2009 for E., 31.3.2009 for W.) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(3)(4), Sch. 1 para. 59(7); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 5(e); S.I. 2009/784, art. 3(d)

Modifications

C1

S. 89B applied (with modifications) (E.) (8.5.2003) by The New School (Admissions) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1041), regs. 1(1), 9, Sch. para. 1(b)

C2

S. 89B applied (with modifications) (W.) (1.2.2006) by The New School (Admissions) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/175), regs. 1(1), 9, Sch. (with reg. 2(2))

Notes on Part III

Modifications

C1

Pt. III excluded (W.) (1.9.2013) by The Operation of the Local Curriculum (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1793), regs. 1(1), 11(1)

Notes on Chapter I

Modifications

C1

Pt. III excluded (W.) (1.9.2013) by The Operation of the Local Curriculum (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1793), regs. 1(1), 11(1)

Notes on Admission arrangements: Wales

Textual amendments

F1

S. 88R and cross-heading inserted (26.1.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 56; S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(g)