PART 2STANDARDS
CHAPTER 1INTERVENTION IN CONDUCT OF MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
Intervention by a local authority
8Power of local authority to suspend right to delegated budget
1
This section applies if—
a
a local authority has the power to intervene in the conduct of a maintained school, and
b
the school has a delegated budget within the meaning of Part 2 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
2
The local authority may suspend the governing body’s right to a delegated budget by giving the governing body notice of the suspension.
3
The suspension of the right to a delegated budget takes effect on receipt of the notice by the governing body.
4
If the local authority gives a notice suspending the right to a delegated budget, it must give a copy of the notice to the head teacher at the same time.
5
A suspension imposed under this section has effect for the purposes of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (financing of maintained schools) as if made under paragraph 1 of Schedule 15 to that Act (suspension of financial delegation).