The Supply of School Places - Statutory Proposals

The prime responsibility for the provision of suitable education within an area rests with Local Authorities (LAs). They must keep their pattern of provision under regular review. If as a result an LA concludes there is a need to reorganise it must comply with well established statutory procedures.

These begin with full consultation with all interested parties; parents and pupils, teachers, governors and the local community. If in the light of that consultation, the LA decides that change is the best way forward it must publish a notice setting out its proposals. This gives local people the opportunity to make formal objections, within a one-month period. These requirements to consult, publish and invite objections seek to ensure that, as far as is possible, all those likely to be affected by a proposal are informed of its exact nature and have an opportunity to express their views.

You can locate all proposals brought forward from the formation of the Welsh Assembly Government in July 1999 to the present.