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The Federation of Schools (Community Schools, Community Special Schools, Voluntary Controlled Schools and Maintained Nursery Schools) (England) Regulations 2003

S.I. 2003/1965 · Made 5 August 2003

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EDUCATION, ENGLAND

Made 5th August 2003

Laid before Parliament 11th August 2003

Coming into force 1st September 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 19(2), (3) and (8), 20(2), (3) and (4), 23 to 25, 34(5), 35(4) and (5), 210(7) and 214 of the Education Act 2002f1 the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following Regulations:

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2002 c. 32; by virtue of the definition of “regulations” in section 212(1) of the Education Act 2002, these Regulations made by the Secretary of State apply only in relation to England.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General Provisions
  2. 1Citation, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: ESTABLISHING OR JOINING A FEDERATION
  5. 3Prescribed condition
  6. 4Prescribed cases
  7. 5Procedure for schools wishing to federate
  8. 6Procedure for schools wishing to federate
  9. 7Procedure for schools wishing to federate
  10. 8Procedure for schools wishing to federate
  11. 9Procedure for schools wishing to federate
  12. 10New schools wishing to federate
  13. 11New schools wishing to federate
  14. 12Incorporation of governing bodies of federations and dissolution of former governing bodies
  15. Part 3: CATEGORIES OF GOVERNOR
  16. 13Parent governors
  17. 14Staff governors
  18. 15LEA governors
  19. 16Community governors
  20. 17Foundation governors
  21. 18Sponsor governors
  22. 19Associate members
  23. Part 4: COMPOSITION OF GOVERNING BODIES OF A FEDERATION
  24. 20General principles
  25. 21Federation comprising community schools, community special schools and maintained nursery schools
  26. 22Federation comprising voluntary controlled schools
  27. 23Federation comprising more than one category of school
  28. Part 5: INSTRUMENTS OF GOVERNMENT, PROCEDURES AND STAFFING
  29. 24Qualifications, tenure of office and instruments of government
  30. 25Procedures of governing bodies of federations
  31. 26Staffing of federations
  32. Part 6: INFORMATION AND FUNDING
  33. 27Information for the governing body of a federation
  34. 28Financing of Federations
  35. 29Financing of Federations
  36. Part 7: FEDERATED SCHOOLS LEAVING FEDERATIONS
  37. 30Procedure for a school to leave a federation
  38. 31Referral to the Secretary of State
  39. 32Decision to permit federated school to leave a federation
  40. 33Availability of amounts representing budget share
  41. 34Incorporation of governing body of a school leaving a federation
  42. 35Transfer of property
  43. Part 8: DISSOLUTION OF FEDERATIONS
  44. 36Dissolution of federations
  45. 37Dissolution of federations
  46. 38Availability of amounts representing budget share
  47. 39Incorporation of governing body of a school leaving a federation
  48. 40Transfer of property
  49. Signature
  50. Schedule 1: Temporary governing bodies of new schools intending to federate
  51. 1General principles
  52. 2General principles
  53. 3General principles
  54. 4General principles
  55. 5New community schools, community special schools and maintained nursery schools
  56. 6New voluntary controlled schools
  57. 7New schools of more than one category
  58. 8Temporary sponsor governors
  59. Schedule 2: Election and appointment of parent governors
  60. 1Paragraph 1
  61. 2Paragraph 2
  62. 3Paragraph 3
  63. 4Paragraph 4
  64. 5Paragraph 5
  65. 6Paragraph 6
  66. 7Paragraph 7
  67. 8Paragraph 8
  68. 9Paragraph 9
  69. 10Paragraph 10
  70. Schedule 3: Election of staff governors
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. 2Paragraph 2
  73. 3Paragraph 3
  74. 4Paragraph 4
  75. Schedule 4: Appointment of community governors in federations which include community special schools
  76. 1Paragraph 1
  77. 2Paragraph 2
  78. 3Paragraph 3
  79. Schedule 5: Appointment of sponsor governors
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. 2Paragraph 2
  82. 3Paragraph 3
  83. Schedule 6: Modification of the Constitution Regulations
  84. 1Paragraph 1
  85. 2Paragraph 2
  86. 3Paragraph 3
  87. 4Paragraph 4
  88. 5Paragraph 5
  89. 6Paragraph 6
  90. 7Paragraph 7
  91. 8Paragraph 8
  92. Schedule 7: Modification of the Procedure Regulations
  93. 1Paragraph 1
  94. 2Paragraph 2
  95. 3Paragraph 3
  96. 4Paragraph 4
  97. 5Paragraph 5
  98. 6Paragraph 6
  99. 7Paragraph 7
  100. 8Paragraph 8
  101. 9Paragraph 9
  102. 10Paragraph 10
  103. 11Paragraph 11
  104. Schedule 8: Modification of the Staffing Regulations
  105. 1Paragraph 1
  106. 2Paragraph 2
  107. 3Paragraph 3
  108. 4Paragraph 4
  109. 5Paragraph 5
  110. 6Paragraph 6
  111. 7Paragraph 7
  112. 8Paragraph 8
  113. 9Paragraph 9
  114. Explanatory note