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The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012

S.I. 2012/1035 · Made 14 April 2012 · Extends to England and Wales

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Education, England

Made 14th April 2012

Laid before Parliament 19th April 2012

Coming into force 1st September 2012

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by sections 19(1A), (2), (3), (4A), (4B) 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 and section 3(6) of the Academies Act 2010f2.

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Footnotes

f1

2002 c.32. Section 19 was amended by S.I. 2010/1198 and subsections (1A), (4A) and (4B) of section 19 were inserted by section 38 of the Education Act 2011 (c 21).

f2

2010 c.32

Contents

  1. Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  2. 1Citation, commencement and application
  3. 2Regulation 2
  4. 3Revocation, saving and transitional provisions
  5. 4Regulation 4
  6. 5Interpretation
  7. Part 2: ESTABLISHING OR JOINING A FEDERATION
  8. 6Prescribed cases
  9. 7Procedure for schools proposing to federate
  10. 8Regulation 8
  11. 9Regulation 9
  12. 10Regulation 10
  13. 11New schools proposing to federate
  14. 12Regulation 12
  15. 13Incorporation of governing bodies of federations and dissolution of former governing bodies
  16. Part 3: CATEGORIES OF GOVERNOR
  17. 14Parent governor
  18. 15Staff governors
  19. 16Local authority governors
  20. 17Foundation governors
  21. 18Partnership governors
  22. 19Co-opted governors
  23. 20Associate members
  24. Part 3A
  25. 20ARoles of the governing body and head teacher
  26. Part 4: COMPOSITION OF GOVERNING BODIES OF A FEDERATION
  27. 21Requirements for all federations
  28. 22Additional requirements for federations comprising foundation and voluntary schools
  29. 22ASurplus governors
  30. Part 5: INSTRUMENTS OF GOVERNMENT, PROCEDURES, STAFFING, FINANCING AND CHARITABLE STATUS
  31. 23Qualifications, tenure of office and instruments of government
  32. 24Procedures of governing bodies of federations
  33. 25Staffing of federations
  34. 26Charitable status of federations
  35. 27Information for the governing body of a federation
  36. 28Financing of federations
  37. 29Regulation 29
  38. Part 6: FEDERATED SCHOOLS LEAVING FEDERATIONS
  39. 30Procedure for a school to leave a federation
  40. 31Decision to permit federated school to leave a federation
  41. 32Availability of amounts representing budget share
  42. 33Transfer of property, rights and liabilities
  43. Part 7: DISSOLUTION OF FEDERATIONS
  44. 34Dissolution of federations following decision by the governing body of a federation
  45. 35Regulation 35
  46. 36Regulation 36
  47. 37Expenditure of amounts representing budget share
  48. 38Incorporation of governing body of a school leaving a federation
  49. 39Transfer of property, rights and liabilities
  50. Part 8: DISCONTINUANCE OF FEDERATED SCHOOLS
  51. 40Interpretation of “discontinuance”
  52. 41Dissolution of federations on discontinuance of federated schools
  53. 42Regulation 42
  54. 43Regulation 43
  55. 44Discontinuance of federated schools where federation not dissolved
  56. 45Expenditure of amounts representing budget share
  57. Part 9: APPLICATIONS FOR ACADEMY ORDERS
  58. 46Regulation 46
  59. Signature
  60. Schedule 1: Temporary governing bodies of new schools intending to federate
  61. 1Composition of temporary governing body
  62. 2Paragraph 2
  63. 3Additional requirements for temporary governing bodies comprising proposed foundation and voluntary schools
  64. Schedule 2: Election and appointment of parent governors
  65. 1Paragraph 1
  66. 2Paragraph 2
  67. 3Paragraph 3
  68. 4Paragraph 4
  69. 5Paragraph 5
  70. 6Paragraph 6
  71. 7Paragraph 7
  72. 8Paragraph 8
  73. 9Paragraph 9
  74. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  75. 11Paragraph 11
  76. Schedule 3: Election of staff governors
  77. 1Paragraph 1
  78. 2Paragraph 2
  79. 3Paragraph 3
  80. Schedule 4: Partnership governors
  81. 1Paragraph 1
  82. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  83. 3Paragraph 3
  84. 4Paragraph 4
  85. 5Paragraph 5
  86. 6Paragraph 6
  87. 7Paragraph 7
  88. Schedule 5: Modification of the Constitution Regulations 2012
  89. 1Paragraph 1
  90. 2Paragraph 2
  91. 3Paragraph 3
  92. 4Paragraph 4
  93. 5Paragraph 5
  94. 6Paragraph 6
  95. 7Paragraph 7
  96. 8Paragraph 8
  97. Schedule 6: Modification of the Roles and Procedures Regulations
  98. 1Paragraph 1
  99. 2Paragraph 2
  100. 3Paragraph 3
  101. 4Paragraph 4
  102. 5Paragraph 5
  103. 6Paragraph 6
  104. 7Paragraph 7
  105. 8Paragraph 8
  106. 9Paragraph 9
  107. 10Paragraph 10
  108. 11Paragraph 11
  109. 12Paragraph 12
  110. 13Paragraph 13
  111. 14Paragraph 14
  112. Schedule 7: Modification of the Staffing Regulations
  113. 1Paragraph 1
  114. 2Paragraph 2
  115. 3Paragraph 3
  116. 4Paragraph 4
  117. 5Paragraph 5
  118. 6Paragraph 6
  119. 7Paragraph 7
  120. 8Paragraph 8
  121. 9Paragraph 9
  122. 10Paragraph 10
  123. 11Paragraph 11
  124. 12Paragraph 12
  125. 13Paragraph 13
  126. 14Paragraph 14
  127. Schedule 8: Modification of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of SSFA 1998
  128. 1Paragraph 1
  129. 2Paragraph 2
  130. 3Paragraph 3
  131. 4Paragraph 4
  132. Explanatory note