# The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W

Subject to paragraph 2(2), in this Schedule “appropriate body” means—
(a) the local authority, where the federated school is a community school, community special school, a voluntary controlled school or a maintained nursery school; or
(b) the governing body of the federation, where the federated school is a foundation school, foundation special school or voluntary aided school.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1035/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2012/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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