The Education (Disqualification Provisions: Bankruptcy and Mental Health) (England) Regulations 2006

Made--8th August 2006

Laid before Parliament15th August 2006

Coming into force8th September 2006

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills makes the following regulations in exercise of powers conferred by section 21(5) of the School Standards and Framework Act 19981 and sections 12, 19(1) and (3), 34(5) and 210(7) of the Education Act 20022:

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Disqualification Provisions: Bankruptcy and Mental Health) (England) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 8th September 2006.

Disqualification provisions2.

The Schedule to these Regulations (which makes amendments to provisions relating to the grounds on which individuals are disqualified from holding certain offices under education legislation) has effect.

Jim Knight

Minister of State

Department for Education and Skills

8th August 2006

SCHEDULEAmendment of Disqualification Provisions

Regulation 2

Education (Foundation Body) (England) Regulations 2000

1.

For paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Education (Foundation Body) (England) Regulations 20003 (disqualification for holding office), substitute—

“1.
A person shall be disqualified for holding, or for continuing to hold, office as a member of a foundation body at any time when he is detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.”.

School Companies Regulations 2002

2.

In Schedule 1 to the School Companies Regulations 20024 (individuals who cannot be members of a school company)—

(a)

for paragraph 1 substitute—

“1.
A person—
(a)
whose estate has been sequestrated and the sequestration has not been discharged, annulled or reduced; or
(b)
who is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order.”;

(b)

omit paragraph 2; and

(c)

for paragraph 13 substitute—

“13.
A person who is detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.”.

School Companies (Private Finance Initiative Companies) Regulations 2002

3.

In the Schedule to the School Companies (Private Finance Initiative Companies) Regulations 20025 (individuals who cannot be members of a school PFI company)—

(a)

for paragraph 1 substitute—

“1.
A person—
(a)
whose estate has been sequestrated and the sequestration has not been discharged, annulled or reduced; or
(b)
who is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order.”;

(b)

omit paragraph 2; and

(c)

for paragraph 13 substitute—

“13.
A person who is detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.”.

School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003

4.

For paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 (qualifications and disqualifications) to the School Governance (Constitution)(England) Regulations 20036 substitute—

“6.
A person is disqualified from holding or continuing to hold office as a governor of a school if—
(a)
his estate has been sequestrated and the sequestration has not been discharged, annulled or reduced; or
(b)
he is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order.”.

New Schools (General) (England) Regulations 2003

5.

For paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the New Schools (General) (England) Regulations 20037 (qualifications and disqualifications) substitute—

“5.
A person shall be disqualified from holding or continuing to hold office as a temporary governor of a new school if—
(a)
his estate has been sequestrated and the sequestration has not been discharged, annulled or reduced; or
(b)
he is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order.”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make amendments to five sets of regulations relating to foundation bodies, school companies, school governance and new schools. The Regulations come into force on 8th September 2006.

Regulation 2 gives effect to the Schedule to the Regulations. The Schedule substitutes new paragraphs relating to the grounds on which individuals are disqualified from certain offices under four sets of regulations. These amendments reflect changes made by the introduction of the new civil regime of bankruptcy orders introduced by the Enterprise Act 2002.

These Regulations also insert a new paragraph relating to disqualification in respect of the Mental Health Act 1983, to the Education (Foundation Body) Regulations 2000, the School Companies (Private Finance Initiative Companies) Regulations 2002 and the School Companies Regulations 2002.