# The Education (Grant-maintained Schools) (Initial Governing Instruments) Regulations 1993, Paragraph 36: Establishment and constitution of committees of the Governing Body


(1) Nothing in this paragraph or in paragraph 37 below shall apply to an appeal committee constituted in accordance with paragraphs 42 or 43 below.
(2) Subject to the provisions of the articles of government for the School, the Governing Body may establish such committees as they think fit for the purpose of exercising on their behalf such functions as they may delegate in accordance with paragraph 39 below.
(3) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the constitution of any committee of the Governing Body shall be determined by the Governing Body.
(4) The membership of any committee of the Governing Body may include persons who are not members of the Governing Body.
(5) Subject to sub-paragraph (6) below, the members of the committee who are not members of the Governing Body shall not be entitled to vote in any proceedings of the committee.
(6) The Governing Body may determine that the members of a committee who are not members of the governing body shall be entitled to vote in any proceedings of the committee.
(7) The Discipline Committee and the Staff Committee shall each include not less than three members of the Governing Body, none of whom shall be the head teacher.
(8) The Admissions Committee shall include not less than three members of the Governing Body, one of whom shall be the head teacher.
(9) In this Instrument—
(a) references to the Admissions Committee are to the committee established by the Governing Body in accordance with the articles of government for the School for the purpose of exercising on their behalf functions with respect to the determination of applications for admission to the School,
(b) references to the Discipline Committee are to the committee established by the Governing Body in accordance with the articles of government for the School for the purpose of exercising on their behalf functions with respect to the exclusion of pupils from the School, and
(c) references to the Staff Committee are to the committee established by the Governing Body in accordance with the articles of government for the School for the purpose of exercising on their behalf functions with respect to the discipline and dismissal of persons employed to work at the School.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3102/schedule/1/paragraph/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-grant-maintained-schools-initial-governing-instruments-regulations-1993/schedule-1/paragraph-36
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