# The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012, Regulation 8


(1) Where a governing body propose to federate with the governing body of a federation, they must give notice of the proposal to the governing body.
(2) Upon receipt of the notice, the governing body of that federation must consider whether to—
(a) give preliminary consent to the governing body joining the federation (“preliminary consent”); or
(b) reject the proposal for the governing body to join the federation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1035/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2012/regulation-8
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