The Education (School Government) (England) Regulations 1999

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I INTRODUCTION

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Interpretation of “governing body”

3. PART II INSTRUMENTS OF GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNING BODY COMPOSITION

   1. 4. Application

   2. 5. Copies of instruments of government

   3. 6. Additional co-opted governors

   4. 7. Representative governors

   5. 8. Substitute foundation governors

   6. 9. Appointment of parent and partnership governors

   7. 10. Notification of vacancies and appointments

   8. 11. Joint appointments

   9. 12. Elections

   10. 13. Surplus governors

4. PART III QUALIFICATIONS AND TENURE OF OFFICE

   1. 14. Application and interpretation

   2. 15. Qualifications and disqualifications

   3. 16. Term of office

   4. 17. Resignation

   5. 18. Removal

   6. 19. Removal of governors by the governing body

   7. 20. Notice of resignation or removal

5. PART IV CLERKS

   1. 21. Application and interpretation

   2. 22. Clerk to the governing body: restrictions

   3. 23. Appointment of the clerk to the governing body

   4. 24. Dismissal of the clerk

   5. 25. Appointment and dismissal of the clerk where the school does not have a delegated budget

   6. 26. First clerk to the temporary governing body

   7. 27. Clerking on transition to the permanent governing body

6. PART V MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF GOVERNING BODIES

   1. 28. Interpretation

   2. 29. Chairman and vice-chairman of the governing body

   3. 30. Removal from office of the chairman of the governing body

   4. 31. Chairman and vice-chairman of temporary governing bodies

   5. 32. Right of the head teacher to attend meetings

   6. 33. Public access to meetings

   7. 34. Convening of meetings of the governing body

   8. 35. Rescission and variation of resolutions

   9. 36. Termination and adjournment of meetings

   10. 37. Quorum

   11. 38. Proceedings of the governing body

   12. 39. Minutes of meetings

   13. 40. Publication of minutes and papers

   14. 41. Delegation of functions

   15. 42. Restrictions on delegation

   16. 43. Delegation of functions to the chairman and vice-chairman in cases of urgency

   17. 44. Reporting to the governing body following the exercise of delegated functions

7. PART VI COMMITTEES OF GOVERNING BODIES

   1. 45. Interpretation and application

   2. 46. Establishment and constitution of committees of the governing body

   3. 47. Staff dismissal committee and dismissal appeal committee

   4. 48. Pupil discipline committee

   5. 49. Admissions committee

   6. 50. Disqualification of members of governing body committees

   7. 51. Clerks to committees

   8. 52. Meetings of committees

   9. 53. Proceedings of committees

   10. 54. Minutes of meetings of committees

   11. 55. Publication of minutes and papers of committees

   12. 56. Access to committee meetings

8. PART VII

   1. 57. RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONS TAKING PART IN PROCEEDINGS

9. PART VIII

   1. 58. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

10. Signature

11. SCHEDULES

    1. Schedule 1:

       Additional co-opted governors

    2. Schedule 2:

       Parent governors

    3. Schedule 3:

       Partnership governors

    4. Schedule 4:

       Elections

    5. Schedule 5:

       Qualifications and disqualifications

    6. Schedule 6:

       Restrictions on persons taking part in proceedings of the governing body or their committees

    7. Schedule 7:

       Transitional Provisions

12. Explanatory Note