PART 2

SCHOOL GOVERNANCE
CHAPTER 1

FEDERATION OF MAINTAINED SCHOOLS

Regulations in relation to federations
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1
Regulations may make provision—
a
as to the dissolution of governing bodies on the formation of a federation;
b
enabling the governing body of a federation to continue in existence as a body corporate when one or more schools join or leave the federation;
c
as to the circumstances in which and manner in which a federation may be dissolved, or one or more schools may leave a federation;
d
enabling the governing body of a federation that is dissolved to be replaced either by governing bodies for each of the constituent schools or by governing bodies which include the governing body of a new federation;
e
as to the transition from one governing body to another;
f
as to the transfer of property, rights and liabilities between governing bodies, or between local authorities and governing bodies;
g
as to such other matters relating to federations, federated schools or the formation or dissolution of federations as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.
2
Regulations made by virtue of subsection (1)(f) in relation to the transfer of property, rights and liabilities may—
a
provide for prescribed matters to be determined by the Welsh Ministers,
b
apply with modifications any provision of Schedule 10 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (supplementary provisions with respect to transfers under that Act), or
c
make provision equivalent to that made by any provision of that Schedule.