{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2004/regulation-37",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2004/regulation-37.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2042",
  "legislation_title": "The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2004",
  "path": "regulation/37",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "37",
  "heading": "Decision to permit federated school to leave a federation",
  "text": "(1) Upon notification that either—\n(a) a governing body of a federation have resolved that a federated school should leave a federation, or\n(b) the Secretary of State has determined that a federated school should leave a federation,\nparagraphs (2) or (3) shall apply.\n(2) Where one of only two federated schools is to leave a federation, the federation shall be dissolved in accordance with Part 8.\n(3) Where paragraph (2) does not apply,\n(a) the authority shall—\n(i) establish a temporary governing body in respect of the school leaving the federation in accordance with Parts 3 and 4 of the New Schools Regulations; and\n(ii) issue a new instrument of government for that school in accordance with Part 5 of the Constitution Regulations;\n(b) the governing body of the federation shall review the instrument of government of the federation in accordance with regulation 31 of the Constitution Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "As modified by Schedule 7 to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2042/regulation/37",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:20:43.530441+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}