The Standing Advisory Council
(SACRE) shall, in line with the law and guidance issued by
Parliament, the Courts, the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
and Staffordshire County Council as the
Local Authority (LA), advise on such matters connected with the
provision of religious education and collective worship in schools
and other educational establishments in the LA's area, excluding
religious education and collective worship in Voluntary Aided
schools, collective worship in Voluntary Controlled schools and
schools with a trust deed which specifies alternative
provision.