Section 29 Co-operating generally: governing body functionsI1

(1)

This section applies where an appropriate authority for a school or post-16 institution mentioned in subsection (2) has functions under this Part.

(2)

The schools and post-16 institutions referred to in subsection (1) are—

(a)

mainstream schools;

(b)

maintained nursery schools;

(c)

16 to 19 Academies;

(d)

institutions within the further education sector;

(e)

pupil referral units;

(f)

alternative provision Academies.

(3)

The appropriate authority must co-operate with each responsible local authority, and each responsible local authority must co-operate with the appropriate authority, in the exercise of those functions.

(4)

A responsible local authority, in relation to an appropriate authority for a school or post-16 institution mentioned in subsection (2), is a local authority in England that is responsible for any child or young person who is a registered pupil or a student at the school or post-16 institution.

(5)

The “appropriate authority” for a school or post-16 institution is—

(a)

in the case of a maintained school, maintained nursery school, or institution within the further education sector, the governing body;

(b)

in the case of an Academy, the proprietor;

(c)

in the case of a pupil referral unit, the management committee.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 29 in force at 1.9.2014 by S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(a) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2014/2270 (as amended (1.4.2015) by S.I. 2015/505 and (1.9.2015) by S.I. 2015/1619)

Notes on Part 3

Modifications

C1: Pt. 3 modified (1.4.2015) by The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Detained Persons) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/62), regs. 1, 31(1), 32(1)