# School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013, Section 8: Power of local authority to suspend right to delegated budget


(1) This section applies if—
(a) a local authority has the power to intervene in the conduct of a maintained school, and
(b) the school has a delegated budget within the meaning of Part 2 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
(2) The local authority may suspend the governing body's right to a delegated budget by giving the governing body notice of the suspension.
(3) The suspension of the right to a delegated budget takes effect on receipt of the notice by the governing body.
(4) If the local authority gives a notice suspending the right to a delegated budget, it must give a copy of the notice to the head teacher at the same time.
(5) A suspension imposed under this section has effect for the purposes of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (financing of maintained schools) as if made under paragraph 1 of Schedule 15 to that Act (suspension of financial delegation).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2013/1/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-standards-and-organisation-wales-act-2013/section-8
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