Moved by
Lord Shipley
41: After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause—
“Geographical spread of multi-academy trusts
(1) The Secretary of State must not—
(a) enter into an Academy agreement with a proprietor to fund a new Academy school, or
(b) authorise the transfer of an existing Academy school to another proprietor,
unless the condition in subsection (2) is met.
(2) The condition is that the Secretary of State is satisfied that the geographical spread of the Academy schools that would be in the care of that proprietor is appropriate, having regard to, amongst other things—
(a) the number of schools that would be in the care of that proprietor;
(b) the number of pupils registered at each school that would be in the care of that proprietor;
(c) whether the schools in the care of that proprietor predominantly would comprise primary schools; and
(d) whether the schools in the care of that proprietor predominantly would comprise secondary schools.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment is aimed at ensuring that schools within a multi-academy trust must be within a similar geographical area rather than spread across the country.