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).
Commentary on provisions of Act Section 8: Consultation about conversion generally