# The School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, Regulation 31: Suspension of staff

Extent: E+W

(1) The governing body or the head teacher may suspend any person employed or engaged otherwise than under a contract of employment to work at the school where, in the opinion of the governing body or (as the case may be) the head teacher, the person’s suspension from the school is required.
(2) The governing body or (as the case may be) head teacher must immediately inform the head teacher or (as the case may be) the governing body when a person is suspended under paragraph (1).
(3) Only the governing body may end a suspension under paragraph (1).
(4) On ending such a suspension, the governing body must inform the head teacher.
(5) In this regulation “suspend” means suspend without loss of emoluments.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2680/regulation/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-staffing-england-regulations-2009/regulation-31
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