# The Education (Foundation Body) (England) Regulations 2000, Regulation 3: Foundation bodies and groups


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below—
(a) a school may only form part of a group; and
(b) the governing body of a school may only apply to the Secretary of State for the establishment of a foundation body,
if that school is a foundation or voluntary school or if it is a community school which the governing body propose should become a foundation or voluntary school.
(2) A school which has a foundation, other than a foundation body, may not form part of a group and its governing body may not propose the establishment of a foundation body.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2872/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-foundation-body-england-regulations-2000/regulation-3
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