Regulation 27 Determination of initial core governors
Subject to the provisions of this regulation the initial core governors shall be selected by the persons and in the manner specified or to be specified in the proposals for the appointment of core governors.
Where proposals are required to be published under regulation 12 in respect of a group which is to include a school or schools which are county schools or maintained special schools the existing governing body of each such school shall each select one person to be an initial core governor.
Where proposals are required to be published under regulation 14 and the schools named in the proposals include a school which was–
a county school immediately before becoming grant–maintained, or
a school established in pursuance of proposals published under section 48 of the 1993 Act, or
a maintained special school,
the existing governing body of each group shall select one core governor.
Where proposals are required to be published under regulation 15 and the schools named in the proposals include a school which was–
a county school immediately before becoming grant–maintained, or
a school established in pursuance of proposals published under section 48 of the 1993 Act, or
a maintained special school,
the existing governing body of each group shall select a number of core governors corresponding to the number of such schools in their group, if any.
Where proposals are required to be published under regulation 12(1)(b) or regulation 13 and the schools named in the proposals include a school which was or is–
a county school, or
a county school immediately before becoming grant–maintained, or
a school established in pursuance of proposals published under section 48 of the 1993 Act, or
a maintained special school, or
a grant–maintained special school – then in such a case:
the governing body of the school which it is proposed should join the group or, if such is a voluntary or foundation school, the person or persons named in the instrument of government as being entitled to appoint foundation governors, shall select one person to be an initial core governor on the governing body of the new group, and
the existing governing body of the group shall select any other core governors.
The existing governing bodies of the schools named in the proposals shall in the cases referred to in paragraphs (2) to (4) above select any other core governors, who are not, under the proposals, to be externally appointed.
The duties under paragraphs (1) to (6) shall be performed, if possible, before the date of publication of the proposals and, otherwise as soon as possible after that date.
Any person selected under paragraphs (1) to (6) above shall, if possible, be named in the proposals as published as a proposed core governor.
Where any selection under this regulation falls to be made by two or more persons, it shall be made by those persons acting jointly, and if they fail to agree on the selection, it shall be made by the Secretary of State or in accordance with directions given by him.
Before selecting, or giving any direction as to the selection of, an initial core governor in a case where religious education in accordance with the tenets of a particular religion or religious denomination is given to pupils at the school in pursuance of section 27 or 28 of the Education Act 1944 (religious education at voluntary schools), the Secretary of State shall consult the persons appearing to him to be the appropriate authority of the religion or denomination concerned.