# School Staffing (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 13: Appointment of head teacher and deputy head teacher


(1) The governing body must notify the authority of—
(a) any vacancy for the head teacher, and
(b) where it identifies the post of deputy head teacher as one to be filled, that post.
(2) The governing body must advertise any such vacancy or post in such manner as it considers appropriate.
(3) The governing body must appoint a selection panel consisting of at least three of its members, to—
(a) select for interview such applicants for the post as it thinks fit and, where the post is that of head teacher, notify the authority in writing of the names of the applicants so selected,
(b) interview such of those applicants as attend for the purpose, and
(c) where they consider it appropriate, recommend to the governing body for approval one of the applicants interviewed by them.
(4) If within a period of seven days beginning with the date when it receives notification under paragraph (3)(a), the authority makes written representations to the selection panel that any applicant is not a suitable person for the appointment, the selection panel must—
(a) consider those representations, and
(b) where it decides to recommend for appointment any person about whom representations have been made, notify the governing body and authority in writing of its reasons.
(5) Subject to regulation 11(2), where the person recommended by the selection panel is approved by the governing body for appointment, the authority must appoint the person, unless regulation 11(1)(c) applies.
(6) If—
(a) the selection panel do not recommend a person to the governing body, or
(b) the governing body declines to approve the person recommended by the selection panel, or
(c) the authority declines to appoint the person that the governing body approves,
the selection panel may select another person in accordance with this regulation (but this does not prevent the selection of an existing applicant).
(7) Subject to regulation 11(2), if the governing body has good reason not to advertise and conduct a selection process to fill the vacancy or post in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4), the authority must appoint the person identified by the governing body to fill the vacancy or post, unless regulation 11(1)(c) applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1963/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-staffing-england-regulations-2003/regulation-13
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