# The Education (Groups of Grant–maintained Schools) Regulations 1994, Regulation 22: Transfer of property and staff: grant–maintained schools


(1) This regulation applies where in relation to any school, proposals are approved for–
(a) two or more grant–maintained schools to form a group; or
(b) a grant–maintained school to join an existing group; or
(c) the schools in two or more existing groups to become one group.
(2) The property rights and liabilities of the existing governing body or governing bodies shall on the date of implementation of the proposals be transferred to and by virtue of these Regulations vest in the new governing body incorporated under these Regulations.
(3) The properties rights and liabilities referred to in subsection (2) above shall be held or be treated as having been incurred by the new governing body on behalf of the school for whose purposes they were acquired or incurred and accordingly–
(a) any property and rights shall be held for the benefit of that school; and
(b) any liabilities shall be met out of capital or income which is held on behalf of or is attributable to that school.
(4) Without prejudice to paragraphs (2) and (3) above a contract of employment between the governing body of any grant–maintained school or the governing body of any group named in the proposals and any person shall have effect from the date of implementation of the proposals as if made between that person and the new governing body of the group.
(5) This regulation is without prejudice to any right of an employee to terminate his contract of employment if a substantial change is made to his detriment in his working conditions, but no such right shall arise by reason only of the change of employer effected by paragraph (4) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1041/regulation/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-groups-of-grantmaintained-schools-regulations-1994/regulation-22
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