Paragraph 2 The School Support Staff Negotiating BodyI1

In the Education Act 2002, after Schedule 12 insert—

“Schedule 12A

The School Support Staff Negotiating Body

Section 148A(3)

Constitution

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(1)

The SSSNB is to be constituted in accordance with arrangements made by the Secretary of State.

(2)

Before making or revising arrangements under sub-paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must consult—

(a)

the prescribed school support staff organisations, and

(b)

the prescribed school support staff employer organisations.

(3)

References in this Schedule to the SSSNB’s constitutional arrangements are to arrangements made under sub-paragraph (1).

(4)

References in this Schedule to the prescribed organisations are to the organisations prescribed under sub-paragraph (2).

(5)

Before making any regulations prescribing an organisation under sub-paragraph (2)(a), the Secretary of State must consult the Trades Union Congress.

Membership

2

(1)

The SSSNB’s constitutional arrangements must provide for the members of the SSSNB to include persons representing the interests of—

(a)

the prescribed organisations;

(b)

the Secretary of State.

(2)

The arrangements may also provide for the members of the SSSNB to include other persons who do not represent the interests of—

(a)

school support staff organisations, or

(b)

school support staff employer organisations.

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(1)

The SSSNB’s constitutional arrangements must provide for the members of the SSSNB to include a person appointed to chair the SSSNB.

(2)

The arrangements must provide for that person to be a person who, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, does not represent the interests of—

(a)

a school support staff organisation,

(b)

a school support staff employer organisation,

(c)

the Secretary of State, or

(d)

any other person or organisation represented on the SSSNB.

Proceedings

4

(1)

The SSSNB’s constitutional arrangements may not provide for a member of the SSSNB to be entitled to vote in respect of its proceedings unless the member is a person representing the interests of any of the prescribed organisations.

(2)

Subject to sub-paragraph (1), the arrangements may make provision about the proceedings of the SSSNB (including provision allowing the SSSNB to determine its own proceedings).

Administrative support

5

The SSSNB’s constitutional arrangements may make provision about the provision of administrative support by the Secretary of State to the SSSNB.

Annual reports

6

(1)

The SSSNB’s constitutional arrangements must provide for the SSSNB to prepare a report, in respect of each successive period of 12 months beginning with the day on which it is established, about the performance of its functions in that period.

(2)

The arrangements may—

(a)

require the SSSNB to send copies of the report to specified persons;

(b)

require the SSSNB otherwise to publish the report in a specified manner.

In this sub-paragraph “specified” means specified in the arrangements.

Fees and expenses

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The SSSNB’s constitutional arrangements may make provision about—

(a)

the payment of fees by the Secretary of State to the person appointed to chair the SSSNB;

(b)

the payment by the Secretary of State of expenses incurred by the SSSNB.

Interpretation

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In this Schedule—

• “school support staff organisation” means an organisation that, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, represents the interests of school support staff;

• “school support staff employer organisation” means an organisation that, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, represents the interests of employers of school support staff.”