50 Direction to admit looked after child to specified school
Education and Inspections Act 2006 (2006 c 40) | Legislation

50  Direction to admit looked after child to specified school

(1)     After section 97 of SSFA 1998 insert—

“97A Direction to admit looked after child to specified school

(1)     A local authority in England may, in relation to a child looked after by them, give a direction under this section to the admission authority for any school in England other than a school for which the local authority are the admission authority.

(2)     A direction under this section shall not specify a school from which the child is permanently excluded.

(3)     Where a school is specified in a direction under this section, the admission authority shall admit the child to the school.

(4)     Subsection (3) does not affect any power to exclude from a school a pupil who is already a registered pupil there.

97B Procedure for giving direction under section 97A

(1)     Before deciding to give a direction under section 97A, the local authority shall consult the admission authority for the school they propose to specify in the direction.

(2)     The admission authority for the school shall, within the period of seven days beginning with the day on which they are consulted as mentioned in subsection

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