{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2007/regulation-27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2007/regulation-27.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/27",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Federation comprising voluntary aided schools only",
  "text": "(1) The governing body of a federation containing voluntary aided schools only is to comprise the following—\n(a) for each federated school at least one parent governor elected or appointed in accordance with regulation 13(1) to represent the interests of such parents;\n(b) at least two but no more than one third staff governors;\n(c) at least one but no more than one tenth LEA governors;\n(d) such number of foundation governors as out number all the other governors listed in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) by two; and\n(e) such number of foundation governors who are eligible for election or appointment as parent governors that, when they are counted with the parent governors, comprise one third or more of the total membership of the governing body.\n(2) In addition—\n(a) the governing body of the federation may appoint up to two, or where the federation contains secondary schools only, up to four sponsor governors; and\n(b) the persons who are entitled to appoint foundation governors may appoint such number of foundation governors (up to two, or where the federation contains secondary schools only, up to four) as are required to preserve their majority.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Within the meaning of section 20 of and Schedule 2 to SSFA 1998."
    }
  ],
  "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/27",
    "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."
}