WHEREAS

A  The Authority is a children's services authority with duties and powers to provide primary and secondary education under the Education Acts 1996-2005 and the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 and the Education and Inspections Act 2006.

B  [The Authority has entered into a strategic partnering agreement with LEP Limited to assist in the delivery of its Building Schools for the Future programme.]1

C  The Authority has entered into a PFI project agreement with [PFI Contractor] Limited on [date] pursuant to its powers contained in section 2 of the Local Government Act 2000, section 14 of the Education Act 1996, section 22 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 and section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972 in order to enable investment in certain educational services and facilities for which it is responsible, including [insert names of schools]2

D  [The Authority has entered into an ICT services contract with [[] LEP Limited] on [date] for the provision of ICT systems and services, including to [insert names of schools]]1

E  The governing body and the parties have agreed that the [name of former school] shall close and henceforth the Academy shall deliver educational services at the School as the [full name of new Academy].

F  The Authority and the Academy intend to enter into a [Development and] School Agreement on or around the date of this Agreement. The Academy and the DFE have entered into a [supplemental] funding agreement dated on or around the date of this Agreement.

G  The parties agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.3

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1  Relevant only if the BSF Scheme structure contains a LEP.

2  The DFE anticipates that the DFE Principal Agreement and the [Development and] School Agreement will be entered into at or around Financial Close of the BSF PFI Scheme.

3  Recitals to be amended as appropriate.