Explanatory note

These Regulations make amendments to five sets of regulations relating to foundation bodies, school companies, school governance and new schools. The Regulations come into force on 8th September 2006.

Regulation 2 gives effect to the Schedule to the Regulations. The Schedule substitutes new paragraphs relating to the grounds on which individuals are disqualified from certain offices under four sets of regulations. These amendments reflect changes made by the introduction of the new civil regime of bankruptcy orders introduced by the Enterprise Act 2002.

These Regulations also insert a new paragraph relating to disqualification in respect of the Mental Health Act 1983, to the Education (Foundation Body) Regulations 2000, the School Companies (Private Finance Initiative Companies) Regulations 2002 and the School Companies Regulations 2002.