The Federation of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2014

Pupil discipline and exclusions committee

68.—(1) The governing body of a federation must establish a committee, to be known as the pupil discipline and exclusions committee, to discharge the functions conferred on it by or under regulations made under section 52(3) and (4) of the 2002 Act (exclusion of pupils)(1).

(2) The pupil discipline and exclusions committee must consist of either three or five governors, but must not include the head teacher of the federation or a federated school or any associate pupil governor.

(3) The quorum for a meeting of the pupil discipline and exclusions committee and any vote on any matter before the committee is three members of the committee.

(4) The chair of the pupil discipline and exclusions committee may exercise any function conferred on the governing body by or under regulations made under section 52(3) and (4) of the 2002 Act (exclusion of pupils) in a case where—

(a) a pupil has been excluded for a fixed period in circumstances in which that pupil would, as a result of the exclusion, lose an opportunity to take any public examination; and

(b) it appears to the chair that it would not be practical for a quorate meeting of the committee to take place for any purpose referred to in such regulations before the time when the pupil would be due to take that examination.

(1)

See the Education (Pupil Exclusions and Appeals) (Maintained Schools) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3227 (W.308)) as amended by the Education (Pupil Exclusions and Appeals) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1805 (W.193)).