Commentary on provisions of Act Section 11: Power to give directions to do with conversion
Section 11 inserts a new section 5C into the Academies Act 2010. The new section provides that the Secretary of State may direct the governing body of a school which is eligible for intervention and subject to an Academy order under section 4(A1) or (1)(b), or its local authority, to take specified steps to facilitate the conversion of the school into an Academy. Examples of the steps that a direction may require a governing body or local authority to take include those in connection with a transfer scheme under section 8 (transfer of certain property, rights and liabilities) of, or Part 1 of Schedule 1 (transfer of land) to, the Academies Act 2010. The new section provides that a direction may include a time period within which the steps must be taken.