This bill changes the rules for secure 16-19 academies by shortening the notice period to end funding agreements from 7 to 2 years, exempting them from impact assessments, and replacing standard consultation questions with local partnership consultations.
A Bill to make provision about the notice period for termination of funding agreements for secure 16 to 19 Academies; to make provision about the Secretary of State’s duty to consider the impact on existing educational institutions when it is proposed to establish or expand a secure 16 to 19 Academy; and to alter the consultation question required when it is proposed to establish or expand a secure 16 to 19 Academy.
Status: In Progress
Current House: Lords
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Dr Caroline Johnson
Introduced: 2023-12-11