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Introductory Text
PART 1 Introduction
1.Title, commencement and application
2.Revocations, savings and amendments
3.Interpretation
PART 2 Categories of Governor
4.Parent governors
5.Teacher governors
6.Staff governors
7.LEA governors
8.Community governors
9.Foundation governors
10.Partnership governors
11.Sponsor Governors
12.Representative Governors
PART 3 CONSTITUTION OF GOVERNING BODIES
13.Community schools
14.Maintained Nursery Schools
15.Community special schools
16.Foundation schools
17.Foundation special schools
18.Voluntary controlled schools
19.Voluntary aided schools
20.Maintained primary schools
21.Notification of vacancies and appointments
22.Joint appointments
23.Surplus governors
PART 4 Qualifications and tenure of office
24.Qualifications and disqualifications
25.Term of office
26.Resignation
27.Removal of LEA, foundation, representative, additional community and sponsor governors
28.Removal of community governors
29.Removal of appointed parent governors and partnership governors
30.Procedure for removal of governors by the governing body
PART 5 Instrument of Government
31.Interpretation of “appropriate diocesan authority” and “appropriate religious body”
32.Duty to have regard to guidance
33.Contents and form of instrument of government
34.Procedure for making an instrument
35.Review of instruments of government
36.Other requirements relating to instruments of government
37.Duty to secure making of instruments of government
PART 6 Transitional Provision
38.Transitional provision
PART 7 Appointment, functions and removal of officers
39.Election of the chair and vice-chair
40.Delegation of functions to the chair or vice-chair in cases of urgency
41.Removal of the chair or vice-chair from office
42.Appointment and removal of the clerk to the governing body
43.Functions of the clerk to the governing body
PART 8 Meetings and proceedings of governing bodies
44.Right of persons to attend meetings of the governing body
45.Convening meetings of the governing body
46.Quorum and proceedings of the governing body
47.Minutes and papers
48.Publication of minutes and papers
49.Suspension of governors
50.Delegation of functions
51.Restrictions on delegation and specified committees
52.Reporting to the governing body following the exercise of delegated functions
PART 9 Committees of governing bodies
53.Application of this Part
54.Establishment of committees of the governing body
55.Staff disciplinary and dismissal committee and disciplinary and dismissal appeals committee
56.Pupil discipline and exclusions committee
57.Admissions committee
58.Clerks to committees
59.Right of persons to attend meetings of committees
60.Meetings of committees
61.Minutes of meetings of committees
62.Publication of minutes and papers
PART 10
63.Restrictions on persons taking part in proceedings
Signature
SCHEDULE 1
Election and appointment of parent governors
1.In this Schedule “appropriate authority” (“awdurdod priodol”) means—
2.Where a local education authority is the appropriate authority in...
3.The local education authority is the appropriate authority in relation...
4.Subject to paragraphs 5 to 9 the appropriate authority must...
5.The appropriate authority is to determine for the purposes of...
6.The power conferred by paragraph 4— (a) does not include...
7.Any election which is contested must be held by secret...
8.(1) The arrangements made under paragraph 4 must provide for...
9.Where a vacancy for a parent governor arises, the appropriate...
10.The number of parent governors required must be made up...
11.(1) Except where paragraph 12 applies, the governing body must...
12.(1) Where the school is a community special school or...
SCHEDULE 2
Election of teacher and staff governors
1.In this Schedule “appropriate authority” (“awdurdod priodol”) has the same...
2.Where a local education authority is the appropriate authority in...
3.Subject to paragraphs 4 to 6, the appropriate authority must...
4.The appropriate authority is to determine for the purposes of...
5.The power conferred by paragraph 3— (a) does not include...
6.Any election which is contested must be held by secret...
SCHEDULE 3
Appointment of partnership governors
1.Where a partnership governor is required, the governing body must...
2.No person may nominate for appointment, or appoint, a person...
3.(1) In the case of a foundation special school without...
4.Subject to paragraph 5(2), no governor may nominate a person...
5.(1) The governing body must appoint such number of partnership...
6.Where the governing body makes an appointment under paragraph 5(2),...
7.The governing body must make all necessary arrangements for and...
SCHEDULE 4
Appointment of Sponsor Governors
1.In this Schedule, “sponsor” (“noddwr”) in relation to a school...
2.Where the school has one or more sponsors, the governing...
3.The governing body must seek nominations for such appointments from...
SCHEDULE 5
Qualifications and disqualifications
1.General
2.No person may at any time hold the office of...
3.Save as otherwise provided in these Regulations, the fact that...
4.Mental disorder
5.Failure to attend meetings
6.Bankruptcy
7.Disqualification of company directors
8.Disqualification of charity trustees
9.Persons whose employment is prohibited or restricted
10.Criminal convictions
11.Governors of more than two schools
12.Refusal to make an application for a criminal records certificate
13.Notification to clerk
SCHEDULE 6
Transitional Provisions
1.In this Schedule— “current governing body” (“corff llywodraethu cyfredol”) means...
2.On or after the date on which an instrument of...
3.For the purposes of paragraph 2, the corresponding categories shall...
4.A current governor will hold office as a governor of...
5.This Schedule does not prevent a current governor from—
6.A current governor, who continues as a governor after an...
SCHEDULE 7
Restrictions on persons taking part in proceedings of the governing body or its committees
1.Pecuniary interests
2.Office of governor, chair, vice-chair or clerk
3.Pay or appraisal of persons working at the school
4.Appointment of Staff
5.Persons who are members of more than one governing body
Explanatory Note