# The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2004, Regulation 7: Procedure for schools wishing to federate


(1) Where a governing body propose that they should federate with the governing body of a federation, they shall give notice of the proposal to the governing body of the federation.
(2) Upon receipt of the notice, the governing body of the federation shall consider whether they should—
(a) give preliminary consent to the governing body joining the federation (“preliminary consent”); or
(b) determine that the governing body should not join the federation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2042/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2004/regulation-7
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