The Governor Allowances (Wales) Regulations 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations apply to Wales and revoke the Education (Governors' Allowances) Regulations 1999 in relation to Wales. The Regulations come into force on 31 October 2005.

The Regulations make provision for allowances to be paid to governors and non-governor members of committees by the governing bodies of maintained schools which have delegated budgets.

The Regulations also make provision for allowances to be paid by the local education authority to the following:

• governors of a maintained school which does not have a delegated budget;

• non-governor members of committees of a governing body of a maintained school which does not have a delegated budget; and

• persons appointed to represent the local education authority at an institution providing higher education or further education (or both), or on the governing body of an independent school or a special school which is not maintained by that authority.

Travel and subsistence rates must be paid at a rate not exceeding that specified by the National Assembly for Wales in regulations made under section 100 of the Local Government Act 2000. Other expenses must be paid on provision of a receipt at a rate determined by the governing body.

A regulatory appraisal has been prepared and placed on the National Assembly for Wales website (www.wales.gov.uk). Copies can be obtained from the Welsh Assembly Government Schools Management Division, Crown Buildings, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.