The Federation of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2014

Procedure for federation - local authority proposed

9.—(1) Where a local authority makes a proposal under section 11 of the 2011 Measure that does not involve the federation of only small schools the published proposals must contain the following—

(a) the name or names of the governing body or bodies which the local authority is proposing to federate;

(b) the proposed size of the governing body of the federation;

(c) the proposed number of governors for each category of governor;

(d) the proposed arrangements for staffing the schools within the federation;

(e) the proposed federation date;

(f) the identity of the admission authority or authorities for the schools within the federation;

(g) the date, not less than six weeks after the publication of the proposals, by which written representations may be made to the local authority regarding the proposals and the address to which they should be sent;

(h) in the case of a proposal for a federation that includes a maintained school not maintained by the proposing local authority confirmation that the local authority that maintains the school in question has given its consent;

(i) in the case of a proposal that includes a foundation or voluntary school confirmation that the appropriate diocesan authority or the person or persons by whom the foundation governors are appointed (as the case may be) has given consent; and

(j) such other matters as the local authority considers appropriate.

(2) The local authority must publish the proposals by sending them to—

(a) any other relevant local authority;

(b) the head teacher of each school;

(c) the school council of each school;

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

(i) the foundation governors; and

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

(e) 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;

(f) all staff paid to work at any of the schools;

(g) every person known by them to be a parent of a registered pupil at any of the schools;

(h) every trade union known to them to have members paid to work at any of the schools; and

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

(3) A copy of the proposals must be published on the local authority’s website.

(4) A copy of the proposals must be made available for inspection at all reasonable times at each school.

(5) The proposed federation date in paragraph (1)(e) must be not less than 125 days following the publication of the proposals for federation by the governing body pursuant to section 11 of the 2011 Measure.