Paragraph 2

(1)

In relation to a new school which is or will be a community special school or a foundation special school established in a hospital, the local education authority shall:

(a)

designate either:

(i)

one or more primary care trusts; or

(ii)

the national health service trust;

with which the new school is most closely connected, as the appropriate body; and

(b)

invite the appropriate body so designated to nominate (and if more than one, jointly) a person to be appointed as one of the temporary community governors.

(2)

For the purposes of this paragraph:

“national health service trust” means a body established by the Secretary of State under section 5 of the National Health Service or Community Care Act 1990^f1;
“primary care trust” means a body established under section 16A of the National Health Service Act 1977^f2.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1990 c. 19 as amended by the Health Act 1999 (1999 c. 8).
f2: 1977 c. 49 as amended by the Health Act 1999.