The Federation of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2014

General principles

25.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the instrument of government for a federation must specify the size of the membership of the governing body of the federation, being no fewer than 15 and no more than 27 governors.

(2) In determining the size of the membership of the governing body of a federation the following governors must not be included—

(a) any associate pupil governors appointed in accordance with regulations 26 to 30;

(b) any additional governors appointed by virtue of section 6 of the 2013 Act (power to appoint additional governors); and

(c) any additional governors appointed by virtue of section 13 of the 2013 Act (power of Welsh Ministers to appoint additional governors).

(3) In determining the size of the membership of the governing body of a federation any additional community governors appointed in accordance with regulation 31 must be included.

(4) Subject to regulations 26 to 30, the instrument of government must specify the numbers of governors from each of the following categories of governor to be elected or appointed—

(a) parent governors;

(b) teacher governors;

(c) staff governors;

(d) local authority governors;

(e) community governors;

(f) foundation governors;

(g) partnership governors;

(h) sponsor governors;

(i) representative governors; and

(j) additional community governors.

(5) Where application of this regulation and regulations 26 to 30 produces a number other than a whole number, the governing body must specify either the whole number next above or the whole number next below (at their choice) providing that the total number of governors may not exceed the limit set in this regulation.