New Schools (General) (England) Regulations 2003

Regulation 13(2)

SCHEDULE 1 Appointment of Temporary Community Governors at Community Special Schools or Foundation Special Schools

1.  Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, the local education authority shall appoint temporary community governors to the temporary governing body of a new school which is or will be a community special school or foundation special school, in accordance with regulation 13(1).

2.—(1) In relation to a new school which is or will be a community special school or a foundation special school established in a hospital, the local education authority shall:

(a) designate either:

(i) one or more primary care trusts; or

(ii) the national health service trust;

with which the new school is most closely connected, as the appropriate body; and

(b) invite the appropriate body so designated to nominate (and if more than one, jointly) a person to be appointed as one of the temporary community governors.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph:

“national health service trust” means a body established by the Secretary of State under section 5 of the National Health Service or Community Care Act 1990(1);

“primary care trust” means a body established under section 16A of the National Health Service Act 1977(2).

3.  In relation to a new school which is or will be a community special school or foundation special school not established in a hospital, the local education authority shall appoint as one of the temporary community governors:

(a) if a voluntary organisation is designated by the local education authority as the appropriate voluntary organisation concerned with matters in respect of which the school is specially organised, a person (if any) nominated by that organisation; or

(b) if two or more voluntary organisations are so designated as appropriate voluntary organisations concerned with such matters, a person (if any) nominated by those organisations acting jointly.

(1)

1990 c. 19 as amended by the Health Act 1999 (1999 c. 8).

(2)

1977 c. 49 as amended by the Health Act 1999.