Commentary on provisions of Act Section 8: Consultation about conversion generally
Section 8 replaces existing section 5 of the Academies Act 2010. Replacement section 5 retains the requirement that a governing body of a school proposing to convert to an Academy must consult those they think appropriate about whether the school should convert to an Academy; but it provides no such consultation requirement if a school is eligible for intervention and subject to an Academy order which has been made under section 4(A1) or (1)(b) of the Academies Act 2010 (schools eligible for intervention).