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# The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 2023

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2023 No. 814
Education, England
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 2023
Made
17th July 2023
Coming into force
18th July 2023
The Secretary of State for Education, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 69(3) and (4) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, makes the following Order.
In making this Order, the Secretary of State has followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998.

## 1 Citation and commencement {#article-1}

This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 2023 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

## 2 Designation of school {#article-2}

(1) Fulstow Church of England Primary School, Lincolnshire, LN11 0XL, a voluntary controlled school, is designated as a school having a religious character.
(2) The religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets religious education is, or may be, required to be provided in accordance with Schedule 19 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, is, Church of England.