{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-government-england-regulations-1999/regulation-34",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2163",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (School Government) (England) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-government-england-regulations-1999",
  "path": "regulation/34",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "34",
  "heading": "Convening of meetings of the governing body",
  "text": "(1) The governing body of every school, other than a new school, shall hold at least one meeting in every school term.\n(2) The temporary governing body of a new school shall hold a meeting as often as occasion may require.\n(3) Meetings of the governing body shall be convened by the clerk to the governing body; and, without prejudice to paragraph (5), in exercising his functions under this paragraph the clerk to the governing body shall comply with any direction–\n(a) given by the governing body; or\n(b) given by the chairman of the governing body or, in his absence or where there is a vacancy in the office of chairman, the vice-chairman of the governing body, so far as such direction is not inconsistent with any direction given as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).\n(4) Any three members of the governing body may, by notice in writing given to the clerk to the governing body, requisition a meeting thereof; and it shall be the duty of the clerk, subject to paragraph (5), to convene such a meeting as soon as is reasonably practicable.\n(5) Each member of the governing body of a school, the head teacher (if he is not a member of the governing body) and the local education authority by whom the school is maintained shall be given, at least seven clear days before the date of a meeting–\n(a) notice in writing thereof, signed by the clerk to the governing body; and\n(b) a copy of the agenda for the meeting: provided that where the chairman or, in his absence or where there is a vacancy in the office of chairman, the vice-chairman, so determines on the ground that there are matters demanding urgent consideration, it shall be sufficient if the written notice of a meeting, and the copy of the agenda therefor, are given within such shorter period as he directs.\n(6) The power of the chairman or vice-chairman under paragraph (5) to direct that a meeting be held within a shorter period shall not apply in relation to any meeting at which the chairman’s removal from office is to be considered in accordance with regulation 30 or a co-opted governor’s removal is to be considered in accordance with regulation 19.\n(7) For the purposes of paragraph (5)–\n(a) notice of a meeting, and a copy of the agenda therefor, may be given to a person by leaving it at, or sending it by post to, his usual place of residence;\n(b) “head teacher” means any head teacher entitled, by virtue of regulation 32, to attend the meetings of the governing body.\n(8) The convening of a meeting and the proceedings conducted thereat shall not be invalidated by reason of any individual not having received written notice of the meeting or a copy of the agenda therefor.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words revoked by S.I. 2003/1377, reg. 2 (as amended)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/1558",
      "affecting_title": "New Schools (General) (England) Regulations 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/1558",
      "affecting_title": "New Schools (General) (England) Regulations 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/1377",
      "affecting_title": "The School Governance (Procedures) (England) Regulations 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/1377",
      "affecting_title": "The School Governance (Procedures) (England) Regulations 2003"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2163/regulation/34",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:13:46.256193+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}