Meetings and proceedings of schools forum8

1

The schools forum must meet at least four times a year and are quorate if at least two fifths of the total membership is present at a meeting.

2

Any elected member or officer of the authority who is not a member of the forum may attend and speak at meetings of the forum.

3

Subject to paragraph (4), the members of the forum must elect a person as chair from among their number and determine the chair’s term of office.

4

The members of the forum may not elect as chair any member of the forum who is an elected member or officer of the authority.

5

Subject to paragraph (7), the members of the forum may determine their own voting procedures.

6

The proceedings of the forum are not invalidated by—

a

any vacancy among their number;

b

any defect in the election or appointment of any member; or

c

any defect in the election of the chair.

7

The authority must make arrangements to enable substitutes to attend and vote at meetings of the forum on behalf of schools members, Academies members and non-schools members, in consultation with members of the forum.