# The School Governance (Constitution and Federations) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: E+W

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012 (“the Constitution Regulations 2012”), the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 (“the Federations Regulations 2012”) and the School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2013 (“the Roles and Procedures Regulations 2013”). They also revoke the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2007 (“the Constitution Regulations 2007”) and the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2007 (“the Federations Regulations 2007”), to the extent that those Regulations remain in force.
Regulation 2(1) to (3) amends the Constitution Regulations 2012 so that the Constitution Regulations 2007 and related saving and transitional provisions are fully revoked from 1st September 2015. Regulation 3(1) to (3) makes equivalent amendments to the Federations Regulations 2012.
Regulation 2(4), (5), (7) and (8) amends the Constitution Regulations 2012 to provide that local authority governors, foundation governors, parent governors and partnership governors are only eligible to be appointed where they have the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school. Regulation 3(5), (6), (10) and (12) amends the Federation Regulations 2012 to make equivalent provision in relation to the appointment of governors on federated governing bodies.
Regulation 2(6) amends the Constitution Regulations 2012 to introduce a new procedure for removing surplus governors. Regulation 3(8) makes an equivalent amendment to the Federations Regulations 2012 in relation to the removal of surplus governors on federated governing bodies.
Regulation 4(3) amends the Roles and Procedures Regulations 2013 to provide that decisions to remove surplus governors will not have effect unless they are specified as an item of business on the agenda for the meeting of the governing body or federated governing body.
Regulations 5 and 6 amend the Constitution Regulations 2007 (until they are fully revoked) and the Constitution Regulations 2012 respectively, so that a person subject to a direction of the Secretary of State under section 128 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 is disqualified from holding office as a governor of a maintained school.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1257/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-constitution-and-federations-england-amendment-regulations-2014/note
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