Dissolution by governing body of non local authority federations
85.—(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) .