Regulation 3 Membership : general

A forum must have at least 15 members appointed by the relevant authority.

The relevant authority may appoint not more than one quarter of the total membership of the forum as non-schools members to represent relevant bodies.

Subject to paragraph (2), the forum must consist of schools members only.

Schools members and non-schools members must be appointed by an instrument in writing to hold office for a term specified therein.

The relevant authority may end the appointment of any schools member before the expiry of his or her term of membership if the member concerned ceases to hold the position of head teacher or governor of the school maintained by the relevant authority by virtue of which he or she became eligible for appointment to the forum.

The relevant authority may end the appointment of any non-schools member who ceases to meet the eligibility criteria by virtue of which he or she became eligible to be nominated for appointment to the forum.