Subject to decisions made by Cabinet, the indicative timeline for the next stages of the statutory processes are set out below:
Indicative timeline for statutory processes
| Date |
Further Consultation and Statutory Proposals and notices |
| 20 April to 5 June 2009 |
Further consultation - 7 weeks (including 1 week school holiday) consultation on revised proposals |
| **19 June to 31 July 2009 |
Statutory proposals and notices
Publication of statutory proposals and notices for Castle Hall School and The Mirfield Free Grammar and start of 6 week representation period
** Note below
|
| 14 July 2009 |
Report outcomes of further consultation
Report outcomes of the consultation to Cabinet and decisions on next steps for revised proposals |
| 21 August 2009 |
Publish 1st Competition Notice for new school(s) and submission of proposals – this is an invitation to interested parties to bring forward proposals for setting up the new school(s) (4 months allowed) |
| 4 September to 16 October 2009 |
Publication of statutory proposals and notices for Whitcliffe Mount – SBEC (VC) *, Gomersal CE (C) Middle School*, West End Middle School* and Whitechapel Middle School* and 6 week representation period.
*subject to cabinet approval |
| 8 September 2009 |
Cabinet meet and decide proposals for Castle Hall School and The Mirfield Free Grammar. |
| 11 September to 9 October 2009 |
Publication of statutory proposals and notices for Spen Valley Sports College, The Community Science College @ Thornhill and Westborough High School* and 4 week representation period.
*subject to cabinet approval |
| 25 September to 6 November 2009 |
Publication of statutory proposals and notices for Birkdale High School,* Earlsheaton Technology College* and 6 week representation period.
*subject to cabinet approval |
| 10 November 2009 |
Cabinet meet and decide proposals for Whitcliffe Mount – SBEC (VC) *, Gomersal CE (C) Middle School*, West End Middle School* and Whitechapel Middle School* |
| 24 November 2009 |
Cabinet meet and decide proposals for Spen Valley Sports College, The Community Science College @ Thornhill and Westborough High School* |
| 8 December 2009 |
Cabinet meet and decide proposals for Birkdale High School* and Earlsheaton Technology College*.
* subject to cabinet approval |
| End of December (to 1 February 2010) |
Publication of 2nd Competition Notice – to publish all the proposals submitted to the LA for presentation to the community (with relevant public meeting/s). |
February / March 2010 |
Report outcome of the 2nd competition notice and decide proposals (where the LA is not the proposer or it does not have an interest in a Trust school bid). Local authority refers proposals to the schools adjudicator for a decision, if it is the proposer or has an interest in a Trust school bid.
|
| To be determined |
Implement proposals - which may involve publishing a statutory notice regarding changes/closures of schools - subject to any modifications agreed by the local authority or schools adjudicator appointed by DCSF. |
| **
These dates are revised to those published in the printed documentation. |
