Paragraph 1 Amendments to the School Governance (Collaboration) (England) Regulations 2003I1

in regulation 2 for the definition of “the Procedures Regulations” substitute the following definition—

• ““the Procedures Regulations” means the School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2013;”;

for regulation 3 substitute—

“3.

(1)

Two or more governing bodies (“collaborating governing bodies”) may arrange for any of their functions to be discharged jointly, subject to regulations 18(2), 18(3), 19(3), 19(4) and 20(2) of the Procedures Regulations.

(2)

Where collaborating governing bodies make arrangements in accordance with paragraph (1) in respect of their functions relating to individual members of the school staff, the regulations made under sections 35 and 36 of the EA 2002 apply to the discharge of such functions.

(3)

Where collaborating governing bodies make arrangements in accordance with paragraph (1), they may also delegate the discharge of any of their functions that may be delegated to a committee under regulation 18 of the Procedure Regulations, to a committee established by them.

(4)

For the purposes of these Regulations, in regulations 17 to 19 of the Procedures Regulations—

• “committee” means a committee established in accordance with paragraph (3);

• “governor” means a member of any of the collaborating governing bodies;

• “governing body” means a collaborating governing body; and

• “head teacher” means the head teacher of any of the schools.”;

in paragraph (4) of regulation 6, after “Regulations 2007” insert “or regulation 17 of, and paragraphs 2 to 15 of Schedule 4 to the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012”; and

in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of regulation 7, for “15” substitute “17”.