Regulation 9 Proceedings of joint committeesI1

The clerk must convene meetings of the joint committee and, when exercising this function, the clerk must comply with any direction given by—

Where a clerk has not been appointed, joint committee meetings must be convened by the chair who, when exercising this function, must comply with any direction given by the joint committee.

The clerk must provide the information referred to in paragraph (4) to—

The information that must be provided in accordance with paragraph (3) is—

Subject to any direction given in accordance with paragraph (1), the information set out in paragraph (4) must be given at least five clear days in advance of the meeting.

Where the chair of the joint committee so determines on the ground that there are matters demanding urgent consideration, it will be sufficient if the written notice of the meeting states that fact and the notice, agenda and reports or other papers to be considered at the meeting are given within such shorter period as the clerk directs.

The proceedings of a joint committee are not invalidated by—

No vote on any matter may be taken at a meeting of a joint committee unless the majority of members of the joint committee present are members of a collaborating education body excluding non governor members.

Every question to be decided at a meeting of a joint committee must be determined by a majority of the votes of the members of the joint committee present and voting on the question.

Where there is an equal division of votes the person who is acting as chair for the purposes of the meeting has a second or casting vote, provided that person is a member of a collaborating education body excluding non governor members.