42 Dates of terms and holidays and times of school sessions

Part 3 Miscellaneous Provision

Term and Holiday Dates and Times of School Sessions

42  Dates of terms and holidays and times of school sessions

After section 32 of the 2002 Act insert—

“32A Responsibility for fixing term and holiday dates in Wales

(1)     A local authority in Wales must determine the term dates for each community, voluntary controlled or community special school or maintained nursery school in its area.

(2)     A governing body of a foundation or voluntary aided school in Wales (a “relevant governing body”) must determine the term dates for its school.

(3)     In exercising its functions under subsection (1), a local authority must co-operate and co-ordinate with—

(a)     each relevant governing body in its area, and

(b)     every other local authority in Wales,

to ensure that the term dates determined are the same (or as similar as can be) for every maintained school in Wales.

(4)     In exercising its functions under subsection (2), a relevant governing body must co-operate and co-ordinate with—

(a)     the local authority, and

(b)     every other relevant governing body in the local authority's area,

to ensure that the term dates determined are the same (or as similar as can be)

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