Part 3Miscellaneous and final provisions

Miscellaneous

22Amendments of provisions about complaints in ASCLA 2009

1

In Part 10 of ASCLA 2009 (schools), Chapter 2 (complaints: England) is amended as follows.

2

In section 207 (power of Local Commissioner to investigate complaint), in subsection (5)(b) (power not to investigate vexatious complaint), before “vexatious” there is inserted “frivolous or”.

3

In section 216 (law of defamation)—

a

in subsection (1)(a), after “a governing body” there is inserted “or head teacher”;

b

in subsection (2)(a), after “the governing body” there is inserted “or head teacher”.