The Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007
S.S.I. 2007/31 · Made 30 January 2007
EDUCATION
Made 30th January 2007
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(2) of the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006f1, hereby make the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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Contents
1Citation
This Order may be cited as the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007.
2Appointed days
The days appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act are–
5th February 2007 for the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order but, where a particular purpose is specified in column 3 of that Schedule in relation to a provision, that provision shall only come into force for the purpose specified in that column; and
1st August 2007 for the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order, insofar as those provisions are not already in force.
Signature
ROBERT E BROWN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
30th January 2007
Schedule 1
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provision of the Act | Subject matter | Purpose |
| Section 23 | Repeals | Only in relation to repeal of sections 87A and 87B of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980f1 |
| Schedule | Repeals | Only in relation to repeal of sections 87A and 87B of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 |
| Section 14 | Procedures for appointment of headteacher or deputy and participation of a Parent Council | Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st August 2007 |
Schedule 2
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Provision of the Act | Subject matter |
| Section 2 | Strategies for parental involvement |
| Section 3 | Ambitions and objectives for a school |
| Section 4 | Review of school performance |
| Section 6(7) to (10) | Scheme for establishment of a Parent Council |
| Section 8 | Functions of a Parent Council |
| Section 9 | Meetings of a Parent Council |
| Section 10 | Financial powers of a Parent Council |
| Section 11 | Duties of education authority and headteacher to a Parent Council etc. |
| Section 13 | Headteacher’s report to Parent Council, Combined Parent Council or Parent Forum |
| Section 14 | Procedures for appointment of headteacher or deputy and participation of a Parent Council |
| Section 15 | Complaints procedure |
| Section 16(8) to (12) and (15) to (16) | Establishment etc. of Combined Parent Council |
| Section 17 | Withdrawal from represented schools |
| Section 18 | Abolition of School Boards |
| Section 23 | Repeals |
| Schedule | Repeals |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force the remaining provisions of the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 (“the Act”). Schedule 1 to the Order, introduced by article 2(a), provides for section 23 of the Act, together with the schedule to the Act, being brought into force on 5th February 2007, for the purpose of the repeal of sections 87A (appointment of principal teachers) and 87B (selection of teachers) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980. Those sections were inserted by section 74 of the Self Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989. Section 87A was suspended by section 50 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (2003 asp 1). The Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (Principal Teachers) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/607) substituted for the one year period specified in section 50 during which the requirement of section 87A to advertise a vacant principal teacher post is suspended, a further period, which expires on 10th February 2007. This Order brings into force provision for repeal of section 87A, together with section 87B, which relates to the selection of teachers, on 5th February 2007. Section 14 is brought into force on the same date for the purpose of making regulations. All of the Act’s remaining provisions are otherwise brought into force on 1st August 2007. This is provided for by article 2(b), which introduces Schedule 2 to the Order.