29Co-operating generally: governing body functions
(1)This section applies where an appropriate authority for a school or post-16 institution mentioned in subsection (2) has functions under this Part.
(2)The schools and post-16 institutions referred to in subsection (1) are—
(a)mainstream schools;
(b)maintained nursery schools;
(c)16 to 19 Academies;
(d)institutions within the further education sector;
(e)pupil referral units;
(f)alternative provision Academies.
(3)The appropriate authority must co-operate with each responsible local authority, and each responsible local authority must co-operate with the appropriate authority, in the exercise of those functions.
(4)A responsible local authority, in relation to an appropriate authority for a school or post-16 institution mentioned in subsection (2), is a local authority in England that is responsible for any child or young person who is a registered pupil or a student at the school or post-16 institution.
(5)The “appropriate authority” for a school or post-16 institution is—
(a)in the case of a maintained school, maintained nursery school, or institution within the further education sector, the governing body;
(b)in the case of an Academy, the proprietor;
(c)in the case of a pupil referral unit, the management committee.