The Education (Parental Ballots for Acquisition of Grant-maintained Status) (Prescribed Body) Regulations 1988
Under section 61 of the Education Reform Act 1988 a ballot of parents of registered pupils at a school is required to be held as part of the procedure for applying for grant-maintained status. By virtue of subsection (1) of that section such a ballot must be held by a body prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State. These Regulations prescribe the Electoral Reform Society for the purposes of that subsection.