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The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2007

S.I. 2007/960 · Made 22 March 2007

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Education, england

Made 22nd March 2007

Laid before Parliament 4th April 2007

Coming into force 25th May 2007

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by sections 19(2), (3) and (8), 20(2), (3) and (4), 24, 25, 34(5), 35(4) and (5), 36(4) and (5) and 210(7) of the Education Act 2002f1.

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Footnotes

f1

2002 c.32. For the meaning of “prescribed” see section 212(1) of the Education Act 2002. By virtue of the definition of “regulations” in section 212(1) of the Education Act 2002, these Regulations made by the Secretary of State apply only in relation to England.

Contents

  1. Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  2. 1Citation, commencement and application
  3. 2Revocation
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. Part 2: ESTABLISHING OR JOINING A FEDERATION
  6. 4Prescribed cases
  7. 5Procedure for schools wishing to federate
  8. 6Procedure for schools wishing to federate
  9. 7Procedure for schools wishing to federate
  10. 8Procedure for schools wishing to federate
  11. 9Procedure for schools wishing to federate
  12. 10New schools wishing to federate
  13. 11New schools wishing to federate
  14. 12Incorporation of governing bodies of federations and dissolution of former governing bodies
  15. Part 3: CATEGORIES OF GOVERNOR
  16. 13Parent governors
  17. 14Staff governors
  18. 15LEA governors
  19. 16Community governors
  20. 17Foundation governors
  21. 18Partnership governors
  22. 19Sponsor governors
  23. 20Associate members
  24. Part 4: COMPOSITION OF GOVERNING BODIES OF A FEDERATION
  25. 21General principles
  26. 22Federation comprising community, community special and maintained nursery schools
  27. 23Federation comprising only foundation or foundation special schools without foundations
  28. 24Federation comprising only foundation or foundation special schools which have a foundation but which are not qualifying foundation schools
  29. 25Federation comprising qualifying foundation schools only
  30. 26Federation comprising voluntary controlled schools only
  31. 27Federation comprising voluntary aided schools only
  32. 28Federation comprising voluntary controlled schools and community, community special or maintained nursery schools
  33. 29Federation comprising more than one category of school including at least one foundation or foundation special or voluntary aided school
  34. Part 5: INSTRUMENTS OF GOVERNMENT, PROCEDURES, STAFFING AND CHARITABLE STATUS
  35. 30Qualifications, tenure of office and instruments of government
  36. 31Procedures of governing bodies of federations
  37. 32Staffing of federations
  38. 33Charitable status of federations
  39. Part 6: INFORMATION AND FUNDING
  40. 34Information for the governing body of a federation
  41. 35Financing of federations
  42. 36Financing of federations
  43. Part 7: FEDERATED SCHOOLS LEAVING FEDERATIONS
  44. 37Procedure for a school to leave a federation
  45. 38Decision to permit federated school to leave a federation
  46. 39Availability of amounts representing budget share
  47. 40Incorporation of governing body of a school leaving a federation
  48. 41Transfer of property
  49. Part 8: DISSOLUTION OF FEDERATIONS
  50. 42Dissolution of federations
  51. 43Dissolution of federations
  52. 44Availability of amounts representing budget share
  53. 45Incorporation of governing body of a school leaving a federation
  54. 46Transfer of property
  55. Signature
  56. Schedule 1: Temporary governing bodies of new schools intending to federate
  57. 1General principles
  58. 2General principles
  59. 3General principles
  60. 4General principles
  61. 5Temporary governing body for new community, community special or maintained nursery schools
  62. 6Temporary governing body for new foundation or foundation special schools without foundations
  63. 7Temporary governing body for new foundation or foundation special schools with foundations but which are not to be qualifying foundation schools
  64. 8Temporary governing body for new qualifying foundation schools
  65. 9Temporary governing body for new voluntary controlled schools
  66. 10Temporary governing body for new voluntary aided schools
  67. 11Temporary governing body for new voluntary controlled schools and community, community special or maintained nursery schools
  68. 12Temporary governing body for proposed federation comprising more than one category of school including at least one new foundation or foundation special or voluntary aided school
  69. 13Temporary sponsor governors
  70. Schedule 2: Election and appointment of parent governors
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. 2Paragraph 2
  73. 3Paragraph 3
  74. 4Paragraph 4
  75. 5Paragraph 5
  76. 6Paragraph 6
  77. 7Paragraph 7
  78. 8Paragraph 8
  79. 9Paragraph 9
  80. 10Paragraph 10
  81. Schedule 3: Election of staff governors
  82. 1Paragraph 1
  83. 2Paragraph 2
  84. 3Paragraph 3
  85. Schedule 4: Appointment of community governors in federations which include community special schools
  86. 1Paragraph 1
  87. 2Paragraph 2
  88. 3Paragraph 3
  89. Schedule 5: Partnership Governors
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. 2Paragraph 2
  92. 3Paragraph 3
  93. 4Paragraph 4
  94. 5Paragraph 5
  95. 6Paragraph 6
  96. Schedule 6: Appointment of sponsor governors
  97. 1Paragraph 1
  98. 2Paragraph 2
  99. 3Paragraph 3
  100. 4Paragraph 4
  101. Schedule 7: Modification of the Constitution Regulations
  102. 1Paragraph 1
  103. 2Paragraph 2
  104. 3Paragraph 3
  105. 4Paragraph 4
  106. 5Paragraph 5
  107. 6Paragraph 6
  108. 7Paragraph 7
  109. 8Paragraph 8
  110. Schedule 8: Modification of the Procedures Regulations
  111. 1Paragraph 1
  112. 2Paragraph 2
  113. 3Paragraph 3
  114. 4Paragraph 4
  115. 5Paragraph 5
  116. 6Paragraph 6
  117. 7Paragraph 7
  118. 8Paragraph 8
  119. 9Paragraph 9
  120. 10Paragraph 10
  121. Schedule 9: Modification of the Staffing Regulations
  122. 1Paragraph 1
  123. 2Paragraph 2
  124. 3Paragraph 3
  125. 4Paragraph 4
  126. 5Paragraph 5
  127. 6Paragraph 6
  128. 7Paragraph 7
  129. 8Paragraph 8
  130. 9Paragraph 9
  131. 10Paragraph 10
  132. 11Paragraph 11
  133. 12Paragraph 12
  134. 13Paragraph 13
  135. 14Paragraph 14
  136. Explanatory note