The Staffing of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2006

Suspension of staff

28.—(1) Both the governing body and the head teacher have power to suspend any person employed or engaged otherwise than under a contract of employment to work at the school where, in the opinion of the governing body or (as the case may be) the head teacher, his or her suspension from the school is required.

(2) The governing body or head teacher must in exercising that power, immediately inform the head teacher or (as the case may be) the governing body.

(3) A suspension under this regulation may only be ended by the governing body.

(4) The governing body must, on ending such a suspension, immediately inform the head teacher.

(5) In this regulation “suspend” (“atal”) means suspend without loss of emoluments.