# The School Governance (Procedures) (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 17: Restrictions on delegation


(1) The governing body may not delegate to an individual functions relating to powers conferred and the duties imposed on governing bodies by or under:
(a) sections 28, 29, 30 and 31 of, and paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 6 to the 1998 Act (Alteration or discontinuance of maintained schools);
(b) sections 28 and 31 of the 1998 Act as they have effect by virtue of Regulations made under Schedule 8 to the 1998 Act in relation to proposals under that Schedule (Change of category of maintained schools);
(c) a scheme made by the local authority under section 48(1) of the 1998 Act, to the extent that it requires the governing body to give their approval to the first formal budget plan of the financial year;
(d) section 61(1) to (3) of the 1998 Act (School discipline policies); and
(e) sections 88, 89, and 89A of the 1998 Act and section 3(1)(cc) of the Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991(which relate to the determination of admission arrangements), section 90(1) of the 1998 Act (which relates to the reference to the schools adjudicator of objections about admission arrangements), or section 94 of the 1998 Act (in so far as it relates to the determination of appeal arrangements by the governing body).
(2) Except as provided by regulation 6, the governing body may not delegate to an individual functions relating to powers conferred and duties imposed on it by or under Regulations made under section 52(3) and (4) of the 2002 Act (Exclusion of pupils);
(3) The governing body may not delegate to an individual any power of the governing body to determine whether any child should be admitted to the school.
(4) The governing body may not delegate functions relating to powers conferred, and the duties imposed, on governing bodies by or under the Constitution Regulations save as provided in those Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1377/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-procedures-england-regulations-2003/regulation-17
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