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  Academies Bill - Requirement for Governing Body to Consult on Application for Academy Order -rejected
  
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  The majority of MPs voted against the inclusion of a provision in the Academies Bill which would have required governing bodies of schools to run a consultation prior to making an application for academy status. 
  
  The text of the defeated amendment was:
  
  :in clause 3, in page 3, line 11, at end insert-
  
  :'(1A) Before making an application for an Academy order, the governing body shall consult relevant parties on whether to make such an application.
  
  :(1B) The Secretary of State shall issue guidance as to how governing bodies should conduct such a consultation with parents, pupils, teaching and non-teaching staff and their representatives, neighbouring schools and the local authority and such other parties as he may think appropriate and such guidance must also specify the information to be made available to consultees in relation to the proposed arrangements for Academy status.'
  
  
  While this amendment was defeated, a provision requiring consultation[2] was inserted into the act by the House of Lords. 
  
  *  [1] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmbills/057/11057.1-5.html#j002  Academies Bill as of 14th July 2010]
  * [2] [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/32/section/5 Section 5 of the Academies Act 2010]
  
  
  
  
  
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