The School Governance (New Schools) (England) Regulations 2007

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Revocation

   3. 3. Interpretation

   4. 4. Service of notices

3. PART 2 Arrangements for the Incorporation of Temporary Governing Bodies

   1. 5. Arrangements made in anticipation of approval of proposals

   2. 6. Agreements necessary for arrangements

4. PART 3 Categories of Temporary Governor

   1. 7. Temporary parent governors

   2. 8. Temporary staff governors

   3. 9. Temporary LEA governors

   4. 10. Temporary community governors

   5. 11. Temporary foundation governors

   6. 12. Temporary partnership governors

   7. 13. Temporary sponsor governors

   8. 14. Temporary associate members

5. PART 4 Composition of Temporary Governing Bodies

   1. 15. General principles

   2. 16. New community schools, new community special schools and new maintained nursery schools

   3. 17. New foundation and foundation special schools without foundations

   4. 18. New foundation and foundation special schools which have or are to have foundations but which are not to be qualifying foundation schools

   5. 19. New qualifying foundation schools

   6. 20. New voluntary aided schools

   7. 21. New voluntary controlled schools

6. PART 5 Tenure of Office and Qualifications

   1. 22. Resignation

   2. 23. Removal

   3. 24. Procedure for removal of temporary governors by the temporary governing body

   4. 25. Qualifications and disqualifications

   5. 26. Expenses

   6. 27. Explanatory information

7. PART 6 General Conduct of New Schools

   1. 28. Interpretation and application of Part 6

   2. 30. Conduct of the school before the school opening date

   3. 31. Conduct of the school on or after the school opening date

   4. 32. Execution of documents by the temporary governing body

   5. 33. Preparation of the curriculum

   6. 34. School terms, holidays and sessions

   7. 35. Chair and vice chair of temporary governing body

   8. 36. Delegation of functions to the chair and vice-chair in cases of urgency

   9. 37. Removal of the chair or the vice-chair from office

   10. 38. Clerk to the temporary governing body

   11. 39. Functions of the clerk

   12. 40. Removal of the clerk

   13. 41. Rights of persons to attend meetings of the governing body

   14. 42. Convening meetings of the temporary governing body

   15. 43. Proceedings of the temporary governing body

   16. 44. Minutes and papers

   17. 45. Restrictions on persons taking part in proceedings of the temporary governing body or their committees

   18. 46. Suspension of temporary governors

   19. 47. Delegation of functions

   20. 48. Restrictions on delegation

   21. 49. Reporting to the temporary governing body following the exercise of delegated functions

   22. 50. Proceedings of committees of the temporary governing body

   23. 51. Meetings of committees

8. PART 7 Transition from a Temporary Governing Body to a Governing Body

   1. 52. Making of instrument of government and constitution of the governing body

   2. 53. New governors

   3. 54. Appointment or election of new governors

   4. 55. Property, rights and liabilities

   5. 56. Rights and liabilities under a contract of employment

9. PART 8 Amendments to the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998

   1. 57. Amendments to the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998

10. Signature

11. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Appointment of Temporary Community Governors at Community Special Schools or Foundation Special Schools

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Qualifications and Disqualifications

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Restrictions on Persons Taking Part in Proceedings of the Temporary Governing Body or their Committees

12. Explanatory Note