# Children and Families Act 2014, Section 29: Co-operating generally: governing body functions


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/6/section/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-families-act-2014/section-29
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