Moved by
Baroness Barran
68: Clause 29, page 24, line 6, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert—
“(a) in subsection (1), after “Academy” insert “following an application under section 3 (application for Academy order by governing body)”;
(b) after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) Before a maintained school in England is converted into an Academy following an application under section 3A (application for Academy order by local authority), the local authority must consult such persons as they think appropriate about whether the conversion should take place.”;
(c) for subsection (2) substitute—
“(2) But this section ceases to apply where, following an application under section 3 or 3A in respect of a school, an Academy order is made in respect of the school under—
(a) section 4(A1) (duty to make Academy order in respect of school requiring significant improvement or special measures), or
(b) section 4(1)(b) (power to make Academy order in respect of school otherwise eligible for intervention).””
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment would require the local authority to carry out a consultation in relation to an application under new section 3A for conversion of a maintained school into an Academy. As with consultations by governing bodies who apply for Academy conversion, the consultation may be carried out before or after the application, or any Academy order, is made.
Amendment 69 (to Amendment 68) not moved.