24 Federations of schools
Education Act 2002 (2002 c 32) | Legislation

24  Federations of schools

(1)     In prescribed cases, the governing bodies—

(a)     of two or more maintained schools [in England],

(b)     of an existing federation and of one or more maintained schools [in England], or

(c)     of two or more existing federations,

may, after complying with prescribed conditions and in accordance with prescribed procedure, provide for their respective schools to be federated for the purposes of this Chapter.

(2)     In this Chapter “federation” means a group of schools [in England] that are federated by virtue of this section, and “federated school” means a school forming part of a federation.

(3)     Where any schools are federated by virtue of this section, they shall—

(a)

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