Explanatory note

These Regulations make provision for the constitution of, and aspects of the proceedings of, the School Organisation Committees established under section 24 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

Regulation 5 together with the Schedule provides for the constitution of the committee. The committee must comprise five groups of members (specified in regulation 5) and may, if the local education authority so determine, comprise a sixth group. Subject to special provisions for the schools group, no group can have more than seven members. Provision is made for the tenure of members (regulation 6) and for an annual review of the membership of the schools group (regulation 7).

Regulations 8 to 11 make provision for proceedings of the committee; they provide for the election of the chairman and vice-chairman, for convening of and notice of meetings and for a member to nominate an alternate member to attend committee meetings in his absence. Regulation 12 makes provision for voting by the committee (other than in cases where regulations made under paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 4 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 provide that decisions are to be unanimous) and for voting by groups on the committee.

Regulation 13 makes special provisions for the City of London.