(1)Once in every school year the governing body of a maintained school shall hold a meeting (an “annual parents' meeting”) which is open to—
(a)all parents of registered pupils at the school,
(b)the head teacher, and
(c)such other persons as the governing body may invite.
(2)The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for discussion of the manner in which the school has been, and is to be, conducted, and of any other matters relating to the school raised by parents of registered pupils.
(3)Regulations may make provision as to circumstances in which a governing body are to be exempt from the obligation imposed by subsection (1).