# The Federation of Maintained Schools and Miscellaneous Amendments (Wales) Regulations 2010 W.S.I. 2010/638 · made 7 March 2010 · revised to 22 May 2014 These Regulations apply to federations consisting of all categories of schools in Wales. Made under: School Standards and Framework Act 1998; Education Act 2002 PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/federation-of-maintained-schools-and-miscellaneous-amendments-wales-regulations-2010/pdf/wsi_20100638_mi.pdf ## Introductory text EDUCATION, WALES Made 7 March 2010 Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 9 March 2010 Coming into force 12 April 2010 The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State in sections 21(5) and (6), and 138(7) and (8) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly for Wales in sections 19(2), (3) and (8), 20(2), (3) and (4), 24, 25, 34(5), 35(4) and (5), 36(4) and (5), 210(7), and 214 of the Education Act 2002 and now vested in them make the following Regulations: ## Part 1: INTRODUCTION ## 1 Title, commencement and application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 2: ESTABLISHING OR JOINING A FEDERATION ## 3 Prescribed cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Procedure for schools wishing to federate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Procedure for schools wishing to federate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Procedure for schools wishing to federate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Procedure for schools wishing to federate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 New schools wishing to federate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 New schools wishing to federate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Incorporation of governing bodies of federations and dissolution of former governing bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 3: CATEGORIES OF GOVERNOR ## 11 Parent governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Teacher governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Staff governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Local authority governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Community governors and additional community governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Foundation governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Partnership governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Sponsor governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Representative governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Associate pupil governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 4: COMPOSITION OF GOVERNING BODIES OF A FEDERATION ## 21 General principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Federation comprising only community, community special and maintained nursery schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Federation comprising only foundation or foundation special schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Federation comprising voluntary controlled schools only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Federation comprising voluntary aided schools only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Federation comprising voluntary controlled schools and community, community special or maintained nursery schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Federation comprising more than one category of school including at least one foundation or foundation special or voluntary aided school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Additional Community Governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 Notification of vacancies and appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Joint appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Surplus Governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 5: QUALIFICATIONS AND TENURE OF OFFICE ## 32 Qualifications and disqualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 Term of office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 Resignation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Removal of local authority, foundation, representative, additional community and sponsor governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Removal of community governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37 Removal of appointed parent governors, partnership governors and associate pupil governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 Procedure for removal of governors by the governing body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 6: INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNMENT, STAFFING, SCHOOL COUNCILS AND CHARITABLE STATUS ## 39 Duty to have regard to guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 40 Contents and form of instrument of government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 41 Procedure for making an instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 42 Review of instruments of government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43 Other requirements relating to instruments of government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 44 Staffing of federations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 45 School Council Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 Charitable status of federations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 7: APPOINTMENT, FUNCTIONS AND REMOVAL OF OFFICERS ## 47 Election of the chair and vice-chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 48 Delegation of functions to the chair or vice-chair in cases of urgency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 49 Removal of the chair or vice-chair from office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 50 Appointment and removal of the clerk to the governing body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 51 Functions of the clerk to the governing body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 8: MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF GOVERNING BODIES ## 52 Right of persons to attend meetings of the governing body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53 Exclusion of associate pupil governors from meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 Convening meetings of the governing body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 55 Quorum and proceedings of the governing body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 56 Minutes and papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 57 Publication of minutes and papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 58 Suspension of governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 59 Delegation of functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 60 Restrictions on delegation and specified committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 61 Reporting to the governing body following the exercise of delegated functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 9: COMMITTEES OF GOVERNING BODIES ## 62 Application of this Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63 Establishment of committees of the governing body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64 Staff disciplinary and dismissal committee and disciplinary and dismissal appeals committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 65 Pupil discipline and exclusions committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 66 Admissions committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 67 Clerks to committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 68 Right of persons to attend meetings of committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 69 Meetings of committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 70 Minutes of meetings of committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71 Publication of minutes and papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 10: RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONS TAKING PART IN PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OR ITS COMMITTEES ## 72 Restrictions on persons taking part in proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 11: INFORMATION AND FUNDING ## 73 Information for the governing body of a federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 74 Financing of federations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 75 Financing of federations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 12: FEDERATED SCHOOLS LEAVING FEDERATIONS ## 76 Procedure for a school to leave a federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 77 Decision to permit federated school to leave a federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 78 Availability of amounts representing budget share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 79 Incorporation of governing body of a school leaving a federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 80 Transfer of property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 13: DISSOLUTION OF FEDERATIONS ## 81 Dissolution of federations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 82 Establishment of temporary governing body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 83 Establishment of temporary governing body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 84 Availability of amounts representing budget share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 85 Incorporation of governing body of a school leaving a federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 86 Transfer of property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 14: MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS ## 87 Amendments to the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations (1) Schedule 5 to the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations is amended as follows— (a) in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 6, after “rescinded” insert “or a moratorium period under a debt relief order applies in relation to him or her”; (b) in sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 9, substitute “sections 28, 29 or 29A” for “sections 28 and 29”; (c) after sub-paragraph (bb) of paragraph 9 insert– “(bc) disqualified from registration under Part XA of the Children Act 1989 for childminding or providing day care; (bd) disqualified from registration under Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006;”; (d) in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 10, for “Subject to sub-paragraph (6)” substitute “Subject to sub-paragraph (5)”; and (e) in paragraph 10, for sub-paragraph (5) substitute— “(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (2) to (4) above, any conviction by or before a court outside the United Kingdom of an offence which, if the facts giving rise to the offence had taken place in any part of the United Kingdom, would not have constituted an offence in that part of the United Kingdom under the law in force at the time the facts given rise to the offence had taken place, must be disregarded.”. (2) In sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1, of Schedule 7 to the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations, after “relevant person is a” insert “business”. ## 88 Amendment to the Education (Foundation Body) (Wales) Regulations 2001 In sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 2, of Schedule 2 to the Education (Foundation Body) (Wales) Regulations 2001, for “rescinded;” substitute “rescinded or a moratorium period under a debt relief order applies in relation to him or her; or”. ## Signature Leighton Andrews Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning, one of the Welsh Ministers 7 March 2010 ## Schedule 1: Temporary governing bodies of new schools intending to federate ## 1 General principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 General principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 General principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 General principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Temporary governing body for new community, community special or maintained nursery schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Temporary governing body for new foundation or foundation special schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Temporary governing body for new voluntary controlled schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Temporary governing body for new voluntary aided schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Temporary governing body for new voluntary controlled schools and community, community special or maintained nursery schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Temporary governing body for proposed federation comprising more than one category of school including at least one new foundation or foundation special or voluntary aided school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Temporary sponsor and associate pupil governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Temporary Additional Community Governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 2: Election and appointment of parent governors ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 3: Election of teacher and staff governors ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 4: Appointment of partnership governors ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 5: Appointment of sponsor governors ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 6: Appointment of representative governors ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 7: Qualifications and disqualifications ## 1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Mental disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Failure to attend meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Bankruptcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Disqualification of company directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Disqualification of charity trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Persons whose employment is prohibited or restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Criminal convictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Governors of more than two schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11A Failure to complete required training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Refusal to make an application for a criminal records certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Notification to clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 8: Modification of the Staffing Regulations ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 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21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 9: Modification of the School Councils Regulations ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 10: Restrictions on persons taking part in proceedings of the governing body or its committees ## 1 Pecuniary interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Office of governor, chair, vice-chair or clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Pay or appraisal of persons working at the school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Appointment of staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Persons who are members of more than one governing body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations apply to federations consisting of all categories of schools in Wales. Part 1 provides for the Regulations to come into force on 12 April 2010 and contains interpretative provisions. Part 2 sets out the circumstances in which a federation can be established or a school can join an existing federation. At least two schools can federate in accordance with section 24 of the Education Act 2002. Regulations 4 to 9 set out the procedure for governing bodies of maintained schools to federate including circumstances where a federation wishes to join another federation to form a new federation and where a new school wishes to join a federation. Regulation 9 and Schedule 1 enable new schools which propose to be federated schools to have a single temporary governing body. Regulation 10 provides that on the federation date the governing bodies of the individual schools dissolve and the governing body of the federation is incorporated. All relevant land, property, rights and liabilities are transferred to the governing body of the federation. Part 3 describes the various types of governor. Regulation 11 and Schedule 2 deal with parent governors and set out the basis on which they are elected or appointed. Regulation 12 deals with teacher governors and regulation 13 deals with staff governors who are not teachers. The head teacher is a governor by virtue of his or her position but may resign his or her governorship (or withdraw his or her resignation) at any time. Schedule 3 sets out the election process for staff governors. Regulation 14 deals with the appointment of local authority governors. Regulation 15 sets out who is eligible for appointment as a community governor and as an additional community governor. Regulation 16 deals with the appointment of foundation governors, including ex officio foundation governors and substitute governors. Regulation 17 and Schedule 4 make provision for the nomination and appointment of partnership governors and regulation 18 and Schedule 5 make provision for the nomination and appointment of sponsor governors. The appointment of sponsor governors is optional. Regulation 19 and Schedule 6 makes provision for the nomination and appointment of representative governors. Regulation 20 makes provision for the appointment of associate pupil governors. Part 4 sets out the general principles by which the size and composition of governing bodies of federations are to be determined. Regulations 22 to 28 set out the specific requirements for the constitution of the governing bodies of federations, dependent upon the type of schools which make up a federation. Part 5 deals with qualifications and term of office. Regulation 32 and Schedule 7 set out the circumstances in which a governor is disqualified from standing for election, being appointed or continuing in office as a governor. Regulation 33 provides that (with some exceptions) a governor’s term of office is a maximum of 4 years. In the event that an ex officio foundation governor is unable or unwilling to take up office, a substitute governor may be appointed. Regulation 34 sets out the procedure for resigning as a governor. Regulations 35 to 38 provide for the removal of governors who have been appointed (rather than elected) to office. Part 6 deals with the procedure for making, reviewing and varying instruments of government and the content of instruments. Regulation 44 applies provisions within the Staffing of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2006, and regulation 45 applies provisions within the School Councils (Wales) Regulations 2005, to the governing bodies of federations, and to governors, where certain modifications are required as set out in Schedules 8 and 9 respectively. Part 7 deals with the appointment and removal of officers of the federated governing body, and their functions. Regulation 48 deals with delegation of functions to the chair or vice-chair in cases of urgency. Under regulation 50 the federated governing body is required to appoint a clerk to the governing body, and has the power to remove the clerk from office at any time. Regulation 51 sets out the functions of the clerk to the federated governing body. Part 8 provides for meetings and proceedings of the federated governing body. This Part includes provisions for access to meetings, convening meetings, quorum, minutes and their publication. Decisions on all matters are to be made by majority of governors voting. Regulation 58 sets out the circumstances in which a governor may be suspended from meetings for up to 6 months. Regulations 59 to 61 relate to delegation of the federated governing body functions. Part 9 deals with the establishment and proceedings of committees of federated governing bodies, including clerking arrangements, convening meetings, quorum, voting and publication of minutes. Part 10 and Schedule 10 deal with conflicts of interest and the circumstances in which governors and others who are otherwise entitled to attend meetings of the federated governing body or its committees must withdraw and not vote. The general principle is that where there is a conflict between the interests of such a person and the interests of the federated governing body, or where the principles of natural justice require a fair hearing and there is any reasonable doubt about that person’s ability to act impartially, he or she should withdraw from the meeting and not vote. Part 11 deals with information and funding matters. Regulation 73 provides for the governing bodies of each school which will be part of a federation to provide specified information to assist the governing body of the federation. Regulation 74 applies Chapter 4 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”) to federations subject to regulation 75, which modifies section 50 of the 1998 Act as it applies to federated schools and the governing bodies of federations. The modified section 50 applies until a temporary governing body is established when a school proposes to leave a federation or when a federation is dissolved. Part 12 sets out the procedure required for a federated school to leave a federation. Regulation 77 provides that where a school is to leave a federation, the local authority must establish a temporary governing body and issue an instrument of government in respect of that school and review the instrument of government of the federation. Under regulation 78, the temporary governing body of the school leaving the federation may spend its budget share made available by the local authority. Regulation 79 provides for the incorporation of the governing body of the school leaving the federation on the de-federation date and regulation 80 deals with the transfer of land, property, rights and liabilities to the governing body of the school leaving the federation. Part 13 sets out the procedure for the dissolution of a federation. The local authority must establish a temporary governing body for each school within the federation and issue an instrument of government in relation to each school. Regulation 84 enables the temporary governing body of each school to spend the budget share made available to it by the local authority. Regulation 85 provides for the incorporation (on the date of dissolution) of the governing bodies of each school previously within the dissolved federation and regulation 86 deals with the transfer of land, property, rights and liabilities to the governing body of each of those schools. Part 14 amends the Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2914 (W.211)) and the Education (Foundation Body) (Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/2709 (W.228)). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2010/638 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/federation-of-maintained-schools-and-miscellaneous-amendments-wales-regulations-2010 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.