Regulation 16 Restrictions on persons taking part in proceedings

in paragraph (1)(b), for “the head teacher” there shall be substituted “a head teacher entitled to attend meetings”; and

for paragraph (5) there shall be substituted—

“(5)

A governor or member of a committee of the governing body at more than one school shall not be prevented from considering or voting upon any matter by reason that he or she is a governor or a member of a committee of the governing body at more than one school, and

(5A)

Paragraph (5) applies irrespective of whether the interests of any school at which the person concerned is a governor or a member of a committee of the governing body conflict with the interests of any other school at which he or she is a governor or a member of a committee of the governing body.”.

in the heading to paragraph 3, for “chairman or clerk” there shall be substituted “chairman, vice chairman or clerk”;

in paragraph 3(1)(b), for the word “chairman”, in both cases where it occurs, there shall be substituted “chairman or vice chairman”; and

after paragraph 4, there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“Appointment of Staff

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(1)

This sub-paragraph applies where a relevant person who is employed to work at a school is present at a meeting of the school at which a subject of consideration is the appointment of a successor to that person.

(2)

In any case where sub-paragraph (1) applies, the person first mentioned in that sub-paragraph shall withdraw from the meeting during the consideration or discussion of the matter in question and shall not vote on any question with respect to that matter.”.