PART 13DISSOLUTION OF FEDERATIONS

Dissolution by governing body of non local authority federations85

1

Subject to paragraph (3) where—

a

a governing body of a federation decides that the federation should be dissolved; or

b

a governing body of a federation decides that one of only two federated schools should leave the federation,

the governing body of a federation must give notice of the decision and the proposed date of dissolution to the persons mentioned in paragraph (2) within fourteen clear working days of the decision.

2

The persons to be notified are—

a

all relevant local authorities;

b

the head teacher of the federation or (if there is no head teacher of the federation) each head teacher of a federated school;

c

every member of staff paid to work at the federation or a federated school;

d

every person known by the governing body to be a parent of a registered pupil at a federated school;

e

where a federated school is a foundation or voluntary school with a religious foundation, the foundation governors, any trustees of a trust relating to the federated school and, in the case of a Church in Wales or Roman Catholic Church school, the appropriate diocesan authority, or the appropriate religious body in the case of all other such schools;

f

every trade union known to them to have members paid to work at any of the schools; and

g

such other persons as the governing body of the federation considers appropriate.

3

Nothing in this regulation applies to the governing body of a local authority federation.

4

The proposed date of dissolution specified by the governing body must be not less than 125 days after the day on which notice is given under paragraph (1) .