The Federation of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2014

Consideration of responses to proposals and determination as to whether to proceed – small schools

12.—(1) The local authority must consider any responses to the proposals and publish a summary of the responses together with the local authority’s comments on the local authority’s website.

(2) The local authority must determine whether—

(a) to proceed with the proposals for federation as published;

(b) to proceed with the proposals for federation with such modifications as the local authority consider appropriate; or

(c) not to proceed with the proposals for federation.

(3) The modifications referred to in paragraph (2)(b) must not include a change in the identity of the governing bodies proposing to federate.

(4) Any determination under paragraph (2) must be published on the local authority’s website and a copy of the determination sent to—

(a) any other relevant local authority;

(b) the head teacher of each school;

(c) in the case of any school with a foundation—

(i) the foundation governors; and

(ii) any trustees of a trust relating to the school;

(d) where any of the schools are designated under section 69(3) of the 1998 Act as having a religious character, the appropriate diocesan authority in the case of a Church in Wales or Roman Catholic Church school, or the appropriate religious body in the case of any other such school; and

(e) such other persons as the local authority considers appropriate.