The Federation of Maintained Schools and Miscellaneous Amendments (Wales) Regulations 2010

Contents

Part 1 · Introduction

1Title, commencement and application#

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2Interpretation#

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Part 2 · Establishing or joining a federation

3Prescribed cases#

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4Procedure for schools wishing to federate#

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5Procedure for schools wishing to federate#

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6Procedure for schools wishing to federate#

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7Procedure for schools wishing to federate#

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8New schools wishing to federate#

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9New schools wishing to federate#

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10Incorporation of governing bodies of federations and dissolution of former governing bodies#

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Part 3 · Categories of governor

11Parent governors#

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12Teacher governors#

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13Staff governors#

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14Local authority governors#

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15Community governors and additional community governors#

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16Foundation governors#

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17Partnership governors#

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18Sponsor governors#

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19Representative governors#

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20Associate pupil governors#

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Part 4 · Composition of governing bodies of a federation

21General principles#

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22Federation comprising only community, community special and maintained nursery schools#

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23Federation comprising only foundation or foundation special schools#

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24Federation comprising voluntary controlled schools only#

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25Federation comprising voluntary aided schools only#

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26Federation comprising voluntary controlled schools and community, community special or maintained nursery schools#

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27Federation comprising more than one category of school including at least one foundation or foundation special or voluntary aided school#

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28Additional Community Governors#

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29Notification of vacancies and appointments#

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30Joint appointments#

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31Surplus Governors#

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Part 5 · Qualifications and tenure of office

32Qualifications and disqualifications#

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33Term of office#

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34Resignation#

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35Removal of local authority, foundation, representative, additional community and sponsor governors#

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36Removal of community governors#

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37Removal of appointed parent governors, partnership governors and associate pupil governors#

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38Procedure for removal of governors by the governing body#

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Part 6 · Instrument of government, staffing, school councils and charitable status

39Duty to have regard to guidance#

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40Contents and form of instrument of government#

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41Procedure for making an instrument#

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42Review of instruments of government#

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43Other requirements relating to instruments of government#

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44Staffing of federations#

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45School Council Regulations#

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46Charitable status of federations#

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Part 7 · Appointment, functions and removal of officers

47Election of the chair and vice-chair#

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48Delegation of functions to the chair or vice-chair in cases of urgency#

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49Removal of the chair or vice-chair from office#

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50Appointment and removal of the clerk to the governing body#

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51Functions of the clerk to the governing body#

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Part 8 · Meetings and proceedings of governing bodies

52Right of persons to attend meetings of the governing body#

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53Exclusion of associate pupil governors from meetings#

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54Convening meetings of the governing body#

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55Quorum and proceedings of the governing body#

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56Minutes and papers#

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57Publication of minutes and papers#

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58Suspension of governors#

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59Delegation of functions#

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60Restrictions on delegation and specified committees#

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61Reporting to the governing body following the exercise of delegated functions#

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Part 9 · Committees of governing bodies

62Application of this Part#

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63Establishment of committees of the governing body#

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64Staff disciplinary and dismissal committee and disciplinary and dismissal appeals committee#

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65Pupil discipline and exclusions committee#

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66Admissions committee#

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67Clerks to committees#

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68Right of persons to attend meetings of committees#

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69Meetings of committees#

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70Minutes of meetings of committees#

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71Publication of minutes and papers#

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Part 10 · Restrictions on persons taking part in proceedings of the governing body or its committees

72Restrictions on persons taking part in proceedings#

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Part 11 · Information and funding

73Information for the governing body of a federation#

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74Financing of federations#

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75Financing of federations#

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Part 12 · Federated schools leaving federations

76Procedure for a school to leave a federation#

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77Decision to permit federated school to leave a federation#

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78Availability of amounts representing budget share#

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79Incorporation of governing body of a school leaving a federation#

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80Transfer of property#

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Part 13 · Dissolution of federations

81Dissolution of federations#

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82Establishment of temporary governing body#

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83Establishment of temporary governing body#

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84Availability of amounts representing budget share#

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85Incorporation of governing body of a school leaving a federation#

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86Transfer of property#

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Part 14 · Miscellaneous amendments to regulations

87Amendments to the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations#

(1)Schedule 5 to the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations is amended as follows—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 6, after “rescinded” insert “or a moratorium period under a debt relief order applies in relation to him or her”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 9, substitute “sections 28, 29 or 29A” for “sections 28 and 29”;

(c)after sub-paragraph (bb) of paragraph 9 insert–“bc disqualified from registration under Part XA of the Children Act 1989 for childminding or providing day care;bd disqualified from registration under Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006;”

(d)in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 10, for “Subject to sub-paragraph (6)” substitute “Subject to sub-paragraph (5)”; and

(e)in paragraph 10, for sub-paragraph (5) substitute—“5 For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (2) to (4) above, any conviction by or before a court outside the United Kingdom of an offence which, if the facts giving rise to the offence had taken place in any part of the United Kingdom, would not have constituted an offence in that part of the United Kingdom under the law in force at the time the facts given rise to the offence had taken place, must be disregarded.”

(2)In sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1, of Schedule 7 to the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations, after “relevant person is a” insert “business”.

88Amendment to the Education (Foundation Body) (Wales) Regulations 2001#

In sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 2, of Schedule 2 to the Education (Foundation Body) (Wales) Regulations 2001, for “rescinded;” substitute “rescinded or a moratorium period under a debt relief order applies in relation to him or her; or”.

Schedule 1 · Temporary governing bodies of new schools intending to federate

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Schedule 2 · Election and appointment of parent governors