Written question WQ99917
- Asked by
- Catherine CullenReform
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 9 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Minister conduct a review as to whether Blaenau Gwent council strictly adhered to statutory guidelines of the school organisation code during the consultation window, for the closure of Roseheyworth school in Abertillery?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language (Anna Brychan)
The Welsh Government does not routinely review statutory school organisation proposals undertaken by local authorities. However, section 54 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 provides the statutory mechanism by which certain bodies may refer a proposal approved or rejected by a local authority to the Welsh Ministers for determination within 28 days of the local authority’s decision.