{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-165",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-165.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/25",
  "legislation_title": "Education and Skills Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008",
  "path": "section/165",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "165",
  "heading": "Constitution of schools forums",
  "text": "(1) Section 47A of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) (schools forums) is amended as follows.\n(2) For subsection (1) substitute—\n“(1) Every local authority must, in accordance with regulations, establish for their area a body to be known as a schools forum.”\n(3) After subsection (4) insert—\n“(4A) Regulations must provide for a schools forum to include—\n(a) members representing governing bodies of schools maintained by the relevant authority, and\n(b) members representing head teachers of such schools.\n(4B) Regulations may provide for a schools forum to include—\n(a) members representing such other persons—\n(i) as may be prescribed, or\n(ii) as the relevant authority may from time to time, in accordance with regulations, determine, and\n(b) other members,\nand may make further provision as to the constitution of a schools forum.”\n(4) In subsection (5), omit “the constitution”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 15(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 165 in force at 26.1.2009 for E. by S.I. 2008/3077, art. 5(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/165",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:44.607074+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}