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The Education (School Government) (England) Regulations 1999

S.I. 1999/2163 · Made 28 July 1999

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EDUCATION, ENGLAND

Made 28th July 1999

Laid before Parliament 30th July 1999

Coming into force

All regulations except regulations 22(1), 29(11) and 51(3) 1st September 1999

Regulations 22(1), 29(11) and 51(3) 1st April 2000

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 44(5) and (6), 138(7) and (8), and 144 of, and paragraphs 4, 5, 15(1) and (2), 16 and 17 of Schedule 9, paragraph 1 of Schedule 10, paragraphs 1 to 5 and 8 of Schedule 11 and paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 12 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998f1 and all other enabling powers, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 31; for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 142(1).

Contents

  1. Part I: INTRODUCTION
  2. 1Citation, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Interpretation of “governing body”
  5. Part II: INSTRUMENTS OF GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNING BODY COMPOSITION
  6. 4Application
  7. 5Copies of instruments of government
  8. 6Additional co-opted governors
  9. 7Representative governors
  10. 8Substitute foundation governors
  11. 9Appointment of parent and partnership governors
  12. 10Notification of vacancies and appointments
  13. 11Joint appointments
  14. 12Elections
  15. 13Surplus governors
  16. Part III: QUALIFICATIONS AND TENURE OF OFFICE
  17. 14Application and interpretation
  18. 15Qualifications and disqualifications
  19. 16Term of office
  20. 17Resignation
  21. 18Removal
  22. 19Removal of governors by the governing body
  23. 20Notice of resignation or removal
  24. Part IV: CLERKS
  25. 21Application and interpretation
  26. 22Clerk to the governing body: restrictions
  27. 23Appointment of the clerk to the governing body
  28. 24Dismissal of the clerk
  29. 25Appointment and dismissal of the clerk where the school does not have a delegated budget
  30. 26First clerk to the temporary governing body
  31. 27Clerking on transition to the permanent governing body
  32. Part V: MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF GOVERNING BODIES
  33. 28Interpretation
  34. 29Chairman and vice-chairman of the governing body
  35. 30Removal from office of the chairman of the governing body
  36. 31Chairman and vice-chairman of temporary governing bodies
  37. 32Right of the head teacher to attend meetings
  38. 33Public access to meetings
  39. 34Convening of meetings of the governing body
  40. 35Rescission and variation of resolutions
  41. 36Termination and adjournment of meetings
  42. 37Quorum
  43. 38Proceedings of the governing body
  44. 39Minutes of meetings
  45. 40Publication of minutes and papers
  46. 41Delegation of functions
  47. 42Restrictions on delegation
  48. 43Delegation of functions to the chairman and vice-chairman in cases of urgency
  49. 44Reporting to the governing body following the exercise of delegated functions
  50. Part VI: COMMITTEES OF GOVERNING BODIES
  51. 45Interpretation and application
  52. 46Establishment and constitution of committees of the governing body
  53. 47Staff dismissal committee and dismissal appeal committee
  54. 48Pupil discipline committee
  55. 49Admissions committee
  56. 50Disqualification of members of governing body committees
  57. 51Clerks to committees
  58. 52Meetings of committees
  59. 53Proceedings of committees
  60. 54Minutes of meetings of committees
  61. 55Publication of minutes and papers of committees
  62. 56Access to committee meetings
  63. Part VII: RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONS TAKING PART IN PROCEEDINGS
  64. 57Regulation 57
  65. Part VIII: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  66. 58Regulation 58
  67. Signature
  68. Schedule 1: ADDITIONAL CO-OPTED GOVERNORS
  69. 1Paragraph 1
  70. 2Paragraph 2
  71. 3Paragraph 3
  72. 4Paragraph 4
  73. Schedule 2: PARENT GOVERNORS
  74. 1Paragraph 1
  75. 2Paragraph 2
  76. 3Paragraph 3
  77. 4Paragraph 4
  78. 5Paragraph 5
  79. 6Paragraph 6
  80. Schedule 3: PARTNERSHIP GOVERNORS
  81. 1Paragraph 1
  82. 2Paragraph 2
  83. 3Paragraph 3
  84. 4Paragraph 4
  85. 5Paragraph 5
  86. 6Paragraph 6
  87. 7Paragraph 7
  88. 8Paragraph 8
  89. Schedule 4: ELECTIONS
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. 2Paragraph 2
  92. 3Paragraph 3
  93. 4Paragraph 4
  94. 5Paragraph 5
  95. 6Paragraph 6
  96. 7Paragraph 7
  97. 8Paragraph 8
  98. 9Paragraph 9
  99. Schedule 5: QUALIFICATIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS
  100. 1General
  101. 2Mental disorder
  102. 3Governor of more than two schools
  103. 4Failure to attend meetings
  104. 5Bankruptcy
  105. 6Disqualification of company directors
  106. 7Disqualification of charity trustees
  107. 8Persons whose employment is prohibited or restricted
  108. 9Persons disqualified for being proprietors of independent schools
  109. 10Criminal convictions
  110. 11Notification to clerk
  111. 12Co-opted governor
  112. 13Parent governor
  113. 14Parent governor
  114. 15Partnership governors
  115. 16Teacher and staff governors
  116. Schedule 6: RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONS TAKING PART IN PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OR THEIR COMMITTEES
  117. 1Interpretation
  118. 2Pecuniary interests
  119. 3Office of governor, chairman or clerk
  120. 4Pay or appraisal of persons working at the school
  121. Schedule 7: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  122. 1Qualifications and Disqualifications
  123. 2Qualifications and Disqualifications
  124. 3Qualifications and Disqualifications
  125. 4Term of office
  126. 5Term of office
  127. 6Term of office
  128. 7Removal
  129. 8Clerks and chairmen at new schools on transition to the new framework
  130. 9Clerks at degrouping schools
  131. 10Amendment of the First and School Organisation Regulations in relation to co-opted governors
  132. 11Miscellaneous
  133. Explanatory note