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UK Law Reference
Education and Adoption Act 2016 overview

Education and Adoption Act 2016 — full text by section

Consolidated text as published on legislation.gov.uk, snapshot 2026-08-24. Read the Act on legislation.gov.uk

20 sections. Default extent: E+W.

  1. s.1Coasting schools
  2. s.2Performance standards and safety warning notices
  3. s.3Other warning notices
  4. s.4Power to require governing body to enter into arrangements
  5. s.5Appointment of interim executive members
  6. s.6Interaction between intervention powers
  7. s.7Duty to make Academy orders
    No text published
  8. s.8Consultation about conversion
  9. s.9Consultation about identity of Academy sponsor in certain cases
    No text published
  10. s.10Duty to facilitate conversion
  11. s.11Power to give directions to do with conversion
  12. s.12Power to revoke Academy orders
  13. s.13Duty to communicate information about plans to improve school
  14. s.14Academies causing concern
  15. s.15Local authority adoption functions: joint arrangements
  16. s.16Consequential repeals
  17. s.17Transitional, saving and consequential provision
  18. s.18Extent
  19. s.19Commencement
  20. s.20Short title