Statutory Instruments
1999 No. 3021
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
The Preston Education Action Zone Order 1999
Made 4th November 1999
Laid before Parliament 10th November 1999
Coming into force 1st December 1999

Whereas an application for the purpose of establishing an education action zone has been made to the Secretary of State with the consent of the governing bodies of every school listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 10(1), 11 and 138(7) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Order:
1998 c. 31.

Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Preston Education Action Zone Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st December 1999.

Interpretation
2. In this Order—
“partners” means those persons listed in Schedule 1 to this Order; and
“zone school” means a school listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.

Constitution of education action zone
3. The schools listed in Schedule 2 to this Order shall constitute collectively an education action zone under the name of the Preston Education Action Zone (“the zone”) for the purposes of Chapter III of Part I of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

Education Action Forum
4. There shall be an Education Action Forum for the zone to be known as the Preston Education Action Zone Executive Forum (“the Forum”), the membership of which shall include—
(a) one person appointed by the governing body of each zone school, unless any such governing body choose not to make such an appointment;
(b) either one or two persons appointed by the Secretary of State; and
(c) one person appointed by each partner, unless any partner chooses not to make such an appointment.
5. The Forum may at any time appoint additional members as follows—
(a) up to two persons representing the interests of business in the area served by the zone schools;
(b) up to two parents of registered pupils attending zone schools; and
(c) one person representing the interests of the further or higher education sector in the area served by the zone schools.

Disqualification for membership of the Forum
6. Articles 7 to 9 shall have effect for the purpose of prescribing the circumstances and cases in which a person is to be disqualified for holding, or continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum.

Disqualification for membership of the Forum—bankruptcy etc
7. (1) Subject to the provisions of this article, a person shall be disqualified for holding, or for continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum if he has been adjudged bankrupt or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors; and a member, on becoming so disqualified, shall give written notice of the fact to the secretary to the Forum.
(2) Where a person is disqualified by reason of his having been adjudged bankrupt, that disqualification shall cease—
(a) unless the bankruptcy order made against that person is previously annulled, on his discharge from bankruptcy; and
(b) if the bankruptcy order is so annulled, on the date of the annulment.
(3) Where a person is disqualified by reason of his having made a composition or arrangement with his creditors and he pays his debts in full, the disqualification shall cease on the date on which the payment is completed and in any other case it shall cease on the expiration of three years from the date on which the terms of the deed of composition or arrangement are fulfilled.

Disqualification for membership of the Forum—criminal convictions
8. (1) Subject to paragraph (2) a person shall be disqualified for holding, or for continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum if—
(a) within five years before his appointment would otherwise have taken effect or since his appointment, he has been convicted, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, of any offence and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine;
(b) within twenty years before his appointment would otherwise have taken effect, he has been convicted as aforesaid and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment for a period of more than two and a half years; or
(c) he has at any time been convicted as aforesaid and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment of not less than five years.
(2) For the purposes of this article there shall be disregarded any conviction by or before a court outside the United Kingdom of an offence in respect of conduct which, if it had taken place in any part of the United Kingdom, would not have constituted an offence under the law in force in that part of the United Kingdom.

Disqualification—absence from meetings
9. Any member of the Forum who, without the consent of the Forum, has failed to attend the meetings thereof for a continuous period of six months beginning with the date of a meeting shall, on the expiry of that period, be disqualified from continuing to be a member of the Forum without prejudice however, to his re-appointment.

Chairman’s tenure of office
10. The chairman of the Forum elected in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, shall hold office for one year from the date of his election (unless he resigns his office earlier), without prejudice to his eligibility to be re-elected for a further such period.
Estelle Morris
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
4th November 1999

SCHEDULE 1 MEANING OF “PARTNERS”
Article 2
The following persons are “partners” for the purposes of appointing members of the Forum:
Name of organisation	Address
LAWTEC Ltd	Taylor House, Caxton Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9ZB
Company No: 2487094
Business in the Community Company No: 1619253 Registered Charity No: 297716	Premier House, Church Street, Preston, PR1 6DT
Lancashire County Council	PO Box 61, County Hall, Preston, PR1 8RJ

SCHEDULE 2 SCHOOLS COMPRISING THE ZONE
Articles 2 and 3
School	DfEE Number	Address
Secondary
Christ the King RC High	8884610	Lawrence Avenue, Preston PR1 4LX
Moor Park High	8884410	Moor Park Avenue, Preston PR1 6DT
Ribbleton Hall High	8884004	Ribbleton Hall Drive, Preston PR2 6EE
Primary
Deepdale County Infant	8882187	St Stephen’s Road, Preston PR1 3TD
Deepdale County Junior	8882186	St Stephen’s Road, Preston PR1 6TD
Fishwick County Primary	8882704	Downing Street, Preston PR1 4RH
Frenchwood County Primary	8882190	Frenchwood Knoll, Preston PR1 4LE
Greenlands County Primary	8882192	Dawnay Road, Preston PR2 6BB
Moor Nook County Primary	8882196	Mitton Drive, Preston PR2 6EN
Ribbleton Avenue County Infant	8882195	Ribbleton Avenue, Preston PR1 5RU
Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior	8883001	Emerson Road, Preston PR1 5SN
St Augustine’s RC Primary	8883643	St Austin’s Place, Preston PR1 3YJ
St Ignatius RC Primary	8883647	St Ignatius Square, Preston PR1 1TT
St Joseph’s RC Primary	8883322	Rigby Street, Preston PR1 5XL
St Matthew’s C of E Primary	8883636	New Hall Lane, Preston PR1 5XB
St Teresa’s RC Primary	8883954	Downing Street, Preston PR1 4RH

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes the Preston Education Action Zone, which comprises the schools listed in Schedule 2. The Order also provides (in articles 4 and 5) for the membership of the Education Action Forum for the zone.