Regulation 56 Pupil discipline and exclusions committeeI1 C1

England and Wales

(1)

The governing body of a school must establish a committee, to be known as the pupil discipline and exclusions committee, to discharge the functions conferred on it by or under regulations made under section 52(3) and (4) of the 2002 Act (Exclusion of pupils)^f1.

(2)

The pupil discipline and exclusions committee must consist of either three or five governors, but must not include the head teacher F1or any associated pupil governor.

(3)

The quorum for a meeting of the pupil discipline and exclusions committee and any vote on any matter before the committee is three members of the committee.

(4)

The chair of the pupil discipline and exclusions committee may exercise any function conferred on the governing body by or under regulations made under section 52(3) and (4) of the 2002 Act (Exclusion of pupils) in a case where—

(a)

a pupil has been excluded for a fixed period in circumstances in which he or she would, as a result of the exclusion, lose an opportunity to take any public examination; and

(b)

it appears to the chair that it would not be practical for a quorate meeting of the committee to take place for any purpose referred to in such regulations before the time when the pupil would be due to take that examination.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 56(2) inserted (31.12.2005) by The School Councils (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3200), regs. 1(1), 8(16)

Modifications

C1: Pt. 9 applied (with modifications) (31.10.2005) by The New Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2912), regs. 1(1), 41(1) (with regs. 3(3), 41(2))

Commencement

I1: Reg. 56 in force at 31.10.2005, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: See the Education (Pupil Exclusions and Appeals) (Maintained Schools) (Wales) Regulations 2003, S.I. 2003/3227(W. 308) as amended by S.I. 2004/1805 (W. 193).

Regulation 56 Pupil discipline and exclusions committeeI1C1