Regulation 8 Availability of documents

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) below, a School Board shall, as soon as possible, make available at the school for inspection by any person who wishes to see it a copy of each of the following documents:—

(a)

the agenda for every meeting of the Board;

(b)

the draft minutes of every such meeting if they have been approved by the chairman of the meeting;

(c)

the minutes of every such meeting as approved by the Board; and

(d)

any report or other document considered at such a meeting.

(2)

There may be excluded from any document required to be made available under paragraph (1) above anything relating to the following subjects:—

(a)

a particular person employed at, formerly employed at, or who has applied to be employed at, the school;

(b)

a particular person who is, has been, or is likely to be, a pupil at the school;

(c)

any information which the Board are legally obliged not to disclose; and

(d)

any matter which the Board are satisfied should be dealt with on a confidential basis because of its nature.

(3)

This regulation shall apply to an Interim School Board and to a committee of a School Board or Interim School Board as it applies to a School Board.