For paragraph 2(7) there is substituted —

“(7)

The following persons are disqualified for membership of an appeal panel —

(a)

any member of the F5local authority or of the management committee F6... of the pupil referral unit in question;

(b)

the teacher in charge of, or any teacher at, the pupil referral unit in question or any person who has held any such position within the previous five years;

(c)

any person employed by the F5local authority, other than a person employed as a head teacher or a teacher;

(d)

any person who has, or at any time has had, any connection with —

(i)

the F5local authority or the pupil referral unit, or with any person within paragraph (b) or (c), or

(ii)

the pupil in question or the incident leading to F7the pupil’s exclusion,

of a kind which might reasonably be taken to raise doubts about F8the person’s ability to act impartially.”.

For paragraph 10(2) there is substituted —

“(2)

The panel must also allow —

(a)

the teacher in charge to make written representations, to be represented and to appear and make oral representations, F9...

F10(aa)

the management committee to make written representations, to be represented and to appear and make oral representations, and

(b)

the F11local authority to make written representations F12..., to be represented and to appear and make oral representations.”.