Schedule 2
Education and Inspections Bill
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17A (1) Where the adjudicator makes a decision in relation to the establishment, discontinuance or alteration of a school, the school concerned, or in the case of the establishment of a school, the proposer, may appeal to the Secretary of State.
(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision in relation to appeals under this section, including provision as to—
(a) the time by which an appeal is to be made,
(b) the manner in which an appeal is to be made,
(c) the procedure to be followed in connection with an appeal, and
(d) the matters to be taken into account in deciding whether to allow an appeal.'.
Amendment No. 56 would introduce a right of appeal to the Secretary of State over decisions made by the school adjudicator. The wording used in the amendment is lifted from the Local Government Act 2003, which was used to establish a right of appeal against decisions by billing authorities to vet business improvement district proposals.
The school adjudicator was originally established by section 25 of the School Standards and Framework Act in order to determine a range of school organisation and admission decisions.