Paragraph 3 Statement to accompany published proposals

Any proposals published under regulations 12 to 15 shall be accompanied by a statement which shall–

(a)

describe the requirements of these Regulations as to the membership of the governing body of a group of grant–maintained schools,

(b)

state that the headteacher of each school which forms a group will be a governor of the school ex–officio unless he decides not to be,

(c)

explain the circumstances in which a person named in the proposals as a proposed initial governor may be replaced under these Regulations,

(d)

explain the procedure applicable under these Regulations in each case in which such a replacement is required,

(e)

if the determination of an initial governor of an elected category is pending on the date of publication of the proposals, explain the requirements applicable under these Regulations in any such case,

(f)

explain the effect of paragraph 5 below.