Paragraph 4

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. para.2(1) substituted by Education (School Government) 1996 reg.8(a)
Sch. para.2(5) added by Education (School Government) 1996 reg.8(b)
Sch. para.3(2) substituted by Education (School Government) 1996 reg.8(c)
Sch. para.4(2) substituted by Education (School Government) 1996 reg.8(d)
Sch. para.7 amended by Education (School Government) 1996 reg.8(e)
Sch. para. 2(4)(b)(ii) modified by Education (References to Delegated Budgets and Revocation) 1999 reg. 7

(1)

This paragraph shall apply where a person who himself, or whose relative (including his spouse) living with him, is employed as a teacher or otherwise at a school (“the relevant employee”) is present at a meeting of the governing body thereof (including a meeting of a selection panel) at which the subject of consideration is the transfer from one post to another, dismissal, promotion, retirement or suspension of another person so employed, if the said transfer, dismissal, promotion, retirement or suspension would result in a vacant post for which the relevant employee could be a candidate.

(2)

The person first mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) shall–

(a)

take no part in the consideration or discussion of the matter in question;

(b)

unless the governing body otherwise allow, withdraw from the meeting during such consideration or discussion; and

(c)

not vote on any question with respect to that matter.

(3)

In this paragraph, “selection panel” has the same meaning as in paragraph 3.