# The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013, Regulation 3: Alterations to maintained schools by governing bodies: foundation proposals

Extent: E+W

(1) Foundation proposals are [proposals for] the alterations specified in paragraph (2) and are—
(a) prescribed under section 18 as alterations that may be implemented in respect of a community, foundation, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled or special school in pursuance of proposals published by the governing body; and
(b) in the case of a community or community special school, are designated under section 19(3) as alterations capable of being proposed by the governing body.
(2) The alterations are—
(a) a change of category (a “change of category to foundation”)—
(i) from a community, voluntary aided or voluntary controlled school to a foundation school;
(ii) from a community special school to a foundation special school;
(b) in relation to foundation and foundation special schools only, the acquisition of a foundation otherwise than under SSFA 1998;
(c) in relation to foundation and foundation special schools only, where the instrument of government of the school does not provide for a majority of the governing body to be foundation governors, any change in the instrument of government which results in the majority of governors being foundation governors (“a relevant change”).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3110/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-organisation-prescribed-alterations-to-maintained-schools-england-regulations-2013/regulation-3
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