Maintained schools causing concern: conversion into AcademiesE+W

12Power to revoke Academy ordersE+W

After section 5C of the Academies Act 2010 (inserted by section 11 above) insert—

“5DPower to revoke Academy orders under section 4(A1) or (1)(b)

(1)The Secretary of State may by order revoke an Academy order under section 4(A1) or (1)(b).

(2)If an Academy order is revoked the Secretary of State must give a copy of the order to everyone to whom a copy of the Academy order was given under section 4(4).

(3)Despite section 568(1) of EA 1996 (orders to be made by statutory instrument) (as applied by section 17(4) of this Act) the power of the Secretary of State to make an order under this section is not required to be exercised by statutory instrument.”