{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2007/regulation-21",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2007/regulation-21.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/960",
  "legislation_title": "The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2007",
  "path": "regulation/21",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "General principles",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the instrument of government for a federation is to specify the size of the membership of the governing body of the federation, being no fewer than 9 or more than 29 governors.\n(2) In determining the size of the membership of the governing body of a federation any sponsor governors appointed in accordance with regulations 22 to 29 and any additional foundation governors appointed in accordance with regulations 25(2)(b) or 27(2)(b) are not to be included.\n(3) Subject to regulations 22 to 29, the instrument of government is to specify the number of governors from each of the following categories of governor to be elected or appointed—\n(a) parent governors;\n(b) staff governors;\n(c) LEA governors;\n(d) community governors;\n(e) foundation governors;\n(f) partnership governors;\n(g) sponsor governors.\n(4) Where application of this regulation and regulations 22 to 29 produces a number other than a whole number, the governing body must specify either the whole number next above or the whole number next below (at their choice) provided that the total number of governors may not exceed the limit set in this regulation.\n(5) In calculating the number of staff governors required, the head teachers must be included whether or not the head teacher of the federation, or any head teacher of a federated school, has resigned his governorship.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2010/1172",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) (Local and Subordinate Legislation) Order 2010"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/960/regulation/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:56:41.406474+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."
}