Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 19th December 2014.

Amendment of the School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012

2.The School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012( 2 ) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 18.

3. In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and application)—

(a) in paragraph (2) for “academic” substitute “school”; and

(b) in paragraph (3)(a) for “academic” substitute “school”.

4. In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (2) for every instance of “academic” in the definitions of “admission number”, “admission year”, “determination year”, “offer year”, “pre-existing selection arrangements” and “selection arrangements”, substitute “school”;

(b) in paragraph (2) after the definition of “School Admissions Code” insert—

“ “school year” means the period beginning with the first school term to begin after July and ending with the beginning of the first such term to begin after the following July; ” ;

(c) in paragraph (3) for “academic” substitute “school”.

5. In regulation 3 (revocations and amendments) omit paragraphs (2) and (3).

6. In regulation 5 (proportion of selective admissions) in paragraph (2) for “an academic” substitute “a school”.

7. In regulation 6 (selection by aptitude for particular subjects) in paragraph (2) for every instance of “academic” substitute “school”.

8. In regulation 13 (matters to which consultation is to relate) in paragraph (2) for “academic” substitute “school”.

9. In regulation 14 (matters about which consultation is not required) in paragraph (1) for “academic” substitute “school”.

10. In regulation 15 (circumstances where consultation on admission arrangements is not required)—

(a) in paragraph (2) for “academic” substitute “school”; and

(b) in paragraphs (2) and (4) for “seven” substitute “six”.

11. For regulation 17 (time for consultation and determination of admission arrangements) substitute—

“ 17. —(1) For the school year 2016-2017, every admission authority must—

(a) complete any consultation required by section 88C and these Regulations on or before 1st March 2015;

(b) allow consultees at least eight weeks to respond; and

(c) determine their admission arrangements on or before 15th April 2015.

(2) For the school year 2017-2018 and every subsequent school year, every admission authority must—

(a) carry out any consultation required by section 88C and these Regulations between 1st October and 31st January in the determination year;

(b) allow consultees at least six weeks to respond; and

(c) determine their admission arrangements on or before 28th February in the determination year. ” .

12. In regulation 18 (publication by local authority)—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “by 1st May in the determination year” substitute “on or before the relevant date”; and

(b) after paragraph (1) insert—

“ (1A) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the relevant date is—

(a) for admission arrangements for the school year 2016-2017, 1st May 2015; and

(b) for admission arrangements for the school year 2017-2018 and every subsequent school year, 15th March in the determination year. ” .

13. In regulation 19 (variation of admission arrangements) in paragraph (1) for “academic” substitute “school”.

14. For regulation 23 (time limit for objections) substitute—

“ 23. —(1) For admission arrangements for the school year 2016-2017, the adjudicator is not required to determine an objection under section 88H(2) unless it is received by the adjudicator on or before 30th June 2015.

(2) For admission arrangements for the school year 2017-2018 and every subsequent school year, the adjudicator is not required to determine an objection referred under section 88H(2) unless it is received by the adjudicator on or before 15th May in the determination year. ” .

15. In regulation 27 (action to be taken by a local authority to secure adoption of a qualifying scheme) in paragraph (3)(b) for “seven” substitute “six”.

16. For regulation 28 (information to be provided to the Secretary of State) substitute—

“ 28. —(1) For admission arrangements for the school year 2016-2017, a local authority must inform the Secretary of State on or before 15th April 2015 whether they have secured the adoption of a qualifying scheme or not.

(2) For admission arrangements for the school year 2017-2018 and every subsequent school year, a local authority must inform the Secretary of State on or before 28th February in the determination year whether they have secured the adoption of a qualifying scheme or not. ” .

17. For regulation 29 (making of a scheme by the Secretary of State) substitute—

“ 29. —(1) In any case where the local authority have not informed the Secretary of State on or before the relevant date in accordance with regulation 28 that a qualifying scheme has been adopted in their area—

(a) the Secretary of State may make and impose a qualifying scheme; or

(b) where the Secretary of State has previously made and imposed a qualifying scheme which had effect in relation to the preceding year and has not been revoked, the Secretary of State may notify the local authority that that qualifying scheme has effect in relation to the academic year immediately following.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, the relevant date is—

(a) for admission arrangements for the school year 2016-2017, 15th April 2015; and

(b) for admission arrangements for the school year 2017-2018 and every subsequent school year, 28th February in the determination year. ” .

18. In Schedule 4 (Rabbinic Authorities)—

(a) in the list of schools for which the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth/United Synagogue is the appropriate rabbinic authority—

(i) omit “Independent Jewish Day School, London NW4 2AH”, “King David High School, Manchester M8 5DY”, “King David Infants School, Manchester M8 6DR”, “King David Junior School, Manchester M8 5DJ” and “Yavneh College, Borehamwood WD6 1HN”; and

(ii) insert “Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School, London” after “Rosh Pinah Jewish Primary School, Edgware” and “N12 9DX” in the corresponding place in the “Postcode” column;

(b) in the list of schools for which the Elector Rabbis of the Jewish Secondary Schools Movement is the appropriate rabbinic authority—

(i) omit “Hasmonean High School, London NW14 1NA”; and

(ii) insert “Ben Shvidler Primary School, Edgware” before “Hasmonean Primary School, London” and “HA8 8NX” in the corresponding place in the “Postcode” column;

(c) in the list of schools for which the Lubavitch Foundation is the appropriate rabbinic authority, insert “Lubavitch Boys Primary School, London” before “Lubavitch Ruth Lunzer Girls Primary School, London” and “E5 9AE” in the corresponding place in the “Postcode” column;

(d) omit “Machzikei Hadass Synagogue, Manchester”, “Beis Yaakov High School, Salford M7 4FF” and “Yesoiday Hatorah School, Manchester M25 0JW”;

(e) in the list of schools for which the Va’ad HaChinuch, Manchester, is the appropriate rabbinic authority, omit “Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School, Salford M7 4RT”.