# The School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, Regulation 38: Dismissal of staff

Extent: E+W

(1) The collaborating governing bodies may delegate—
(a) the determination that a member of staff (other than the head teacher) should cease to work at a relevant school; or
(b) the power to dismiss a member of staff (other than the head teacher) from a relevant school.
(2) Any such delegation may be to—
(a) the head teacher of one or more of the collaborating schools;
(b) one or more governors from any of the collaborating schools;
(c) one or more head teachers acting together with one or more governors from any of the collaborating schools.
(3) The collaborating governing bodies may delegate—
(a) the determination that the head teacher should cease to work at a relevant school; or
(b) the power to dismiss the head teacher from a relevant school,
to one or more governors.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2680/regulation/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-staffing-england-regulations-2009/regulation-38
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