Commentary Part 1: Education Functions of Local Authorities Section 2: Duties in relation to diversity and choice
23.This section amends section 14 of the 1996 Act, inserting a new subsection (3A) to require local education authorities in England, when exercising their functions on the provision of schools in their area under that section, to do so with a view to securing diversity in the provision of schools and increasing opportunities for parental choice.