The School Governance (Constitution and Federations) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Amendment of the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012

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3.—(1) The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 14—

(a)in paragraph (1)(a)(i), omit “in respect of a federated school”;

(b)in paragraph (1)(b), omit “in respect of a federated school”;

(c)in paragraph (1)(a)(i)(aa), for “that” substitute “a”;

(d)in paragraph (1)(a)(i)(bb), for “that” substitute “a”; and

(e)in paragraph (3), omit “of a federated school”.

(3) For regulation 21(3)(a) substitute—

(a)two parent governors;.

(4) In Schedule 1, for paragraph 2(1)(a), substitute—

(a)two temporary parent governors;.

(5) In Schedule 2—

(a)in paragraph 7, for “the school in respect of which the vacancy has arisen” substitute “a federated school”;

(b)for paragraph 8, substitute—

8.  Where a vacancy for a parent governor is not filled by election, the governing body of a federation must appoint a parent governor to fill the vacancy.;

(c)for paragraph 9, substitute—

9.(1) In appointing a parent governor, the governing body of a federation must appoint—

(a)a parent of a registered pupil at a federated school (or, in respect of any maintained nursery school in the federation, a parent of a child for whom educational or other provision is made on the premises of the school (including any such provision made by the governing body under section 27 of EA 2002));

(b)a parent of a former registered pupil at a federated school;

(c)a parent of a child with special educational needs for which a federated school is approved; or

(d)a parent of a child, including a child who has special educational needs and is over compulsory school age.

(2) The governing body of a federation may only appoint a person referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) if it is not reasonably practicable to appoint a person referred to in the sub-paragraph which immediately precedes it.; and

(d)omit paragraph 10.