Explanatory note

The Schools Forum (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 amend the Schools Forum (England) Regulations 2002 (“the Principal Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) inserts new definitions of excepted relevant officer, executive member, relevant officer and School Improvement Partner into regulation 1(3) of the Principal Regulations.

Regulation 2(4) makes provision in respect of the term of office of schools and non-schools members.

New regulation 4A of the Principal Regulations inserted by regulation 2(9) of these Regulations provides for the groups or sub-groups in the forum to elect members to replace existing members when they cease to hold office.

Regulations 2(8) and (11) have the effect that only non-executive members of the local authority and excepted relevant officers can be members of the schools forum.

Regulation 2(13) inserts a new paragraph (5) of regulation 5 which provides that the local LSC may not be a relevant body to provide nominations for non-schools members (in place of a paragraph which provided both that, and that the LEA may itself be a relevant body).

The remaining paragraphs of regulation 2 make minor and consequential amendments to the Principal Regulations.

Regulation 3 makes transitional provision in respect of both schools and non-schools members who are executive members or relevant officers of the authority.