Rural School Closures

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 1:38 pm on 19 September 2018.

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Photo of Kirsty Williams Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrat 1:38, 19 September 2018

Thank you, Andrew. Presiding Officer, I understand that you have given your permission for question 3 and question 5 to be grouped. 

The school organisation code, made under the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013, imposes requirements on Welsh Ministers, local authorities and governing bodies in respect of school organisation and provides guidance to which they must have regard when considering the closure of any school, including those in a rural setting.