The Control of School Premises (Wales) Regulations 2008

Control of school premises: voluntary schools

7.—(1) The occupation and use of the premises of a voluntary school (both during and outside school hours) are under the control of the governing body, subject to —

(a) any directions given by the local authority —

(i) (in the case of a voluntary controlled school) under paragraph (2), or

(ii) (in the case of a voluntary aided school) under regulation 9(3);

(b) any transfer of control agreement entered into by the governing body under regulation 8; and

(c) any requirements of an enactment other than the Act or regulations made under it.

(2) The local authority may give directions as to the occupation and use of the premises of a voluntary controlled school as it thinks fit (subject to regulation 9(1) and (2)).

(3) Where the trust deed for a voluntary school provides for any person other than the governing body to be entitled to control the occupation and use of the school premises to any extent, then, if and to the extent that (disregarding any transfer of control agreement made under regulation 8) the use of those premises is or would be under the control of such a person —

(a) this regulation, and

(b) regulations 8 and 9,

have effect in relation to the school with the substitution of references to that person for references to the governing body.