Regulation 5 Membership of a forum and attendance

(1)

An admission forum must comprise —

(a)

core members appointed by the authority in accordance with paragraph (2); and

(b)

if the core members consider it desirable, no more than three other members appointed by the authority in accordance with paragraph (7), not being members of the authority, who appear to the core members to represent the interests of any section of the local community.

(2)

For the purposes of this regulation the “core members” of a forum must comprise —

(a)

at least one and not more than five who are members or officers of the authority;

(b)

at least one and not more than three nominated in accordance with paragraph (3);

(c)

at least one and not more than three nominated in accordance with paragraph (4);

(d)

at least one and not more than three from each school group, each of whom should either be a head teacher or a governor other than a governor who is appointed to a governing body by the authority and is a member of the authority;

(e)

at least one and not more than three who are parent governor representatives;

(f)

not more than three, who are not members of the authority, who appear to the authority to represent the interests of any section of the local community;

(3)

Members falling within paragraph (2)(b) must be nominated by the appropriate diocesan authority of the Church in Wales which comprises the area of the authority and where the area of the authority is comprised in more than one such diocese —

(a)

the members must be nominated by the appropriate diocesan authority for one diocese with the agreement of the appropriate diocesan authority for the other dioceses; or

(b)

if the appropriate diocesan authorities are unable to agree, each appropriate diocesan authority must nominate one member and if there are more than three nominations the authority must appoint three members from those nominations.

(4)

Members falling within paragraph (2)(c) must be nominated by the appropriate diocesan authority of the Roman Catholic diocese which comprises the area of the authority and, where the area of the authority is comprised in more than one such diocese, paragraphs (3)(a) and (b) and are to apply with —

(a)

the substitution of references to the appropriate diocesan authority of the Roman Catholic diocese for the reference to the appropriate diocesan authority for the diocese of the Church in Wales; and

(b)

the substitution of a reference to a Roman Catholic Church for the references to the Church in Wales.

(5)

The number of members of a forum falling within sub-paragraphs (a), and (d) to (f) of paragraph (2) must be determined by the authority.

(6)

The appointment of members in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) must only be made upon the recommendation of the core members of the forum.

(7)

In addition, the core members may invite other interested parties to a meeting of the forum if they consider it appropriate to do so having regard to the matters arising for discussion.