PART 2

SCHOOL GOVERNANCE
CHAPTER 1

FEDERATION OF MAINTAINED SCHOOLS

Minor and consequential amendments to the Education Act 2002
19
1
The Education Act 2002 is amended as follows.
2
In section 19—
a
in subsection (8), before “Subsection (1)” insert “In relation to maintained schools in England,”;
b
after subsection (8), insert—
9
In relation to maintained schools in Wales, subsection (1) has effect subject to Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Education (Wales) Measure 2011; and regulations under this section may include provision with respect to the governing bodies of federations (within the meaning of section 21(1) of that Measure).
3
In section 20—
a
in subsection (4), before “Subsection (1)” insert “In relation to maintained schools in England,”;
b
after subsection (4), insert—
4A
In relation to maintained schools in Wales, subsection (1) has effect subject to Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Education (Wales) Measure 2011; and regulations under subsection (2) may include provision with respect to instruments of government for federations (within the meaning of section 21(1) of that Measure).
4
In section 24—
a
in subsection (1)(a), after “schools” insert “in England”;
b
in subsection (1)(b), after “schools” insert “in England”;
c
in subsection (2), after “schools” insert “in England”;
d
in subsection (4)(g) omit “, or as the case may be the National Assembly for Wales,”;
e
in subsection (5)(a) omit “or the National Assembly for Wales”.
5
In section 25(1)—
a
omit paragraph (a);
b
in paragraph (b), after “federated schools” insert “in England”.
6
In section 39(1), after “federated school” insert “in relation to England”.
7
In paragraph 5 of Schedule 1, after sub-paragraph (1) insert—
1A
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if—
a
the school is a federated school in Wales, and
b
immediately after the discontinuance date, there will be more than one other school remaining in the federation.
1B
“Federation” in sub-paragraph (1A) means a group of schools that are federated by virtue of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Education (Wales) Measure 2011 or were federated by virtue of section 24 before the coming into force of that Chapter, and “federated school” means a school forming part of a federation.