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The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2004

S.I. 2004/2042 · Made 29 July 2004

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EDUCATION, ENGLAND

Made 29th July 2004

Laid before Parliament 9th August 2004

Coming into force 30th August 2004

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 19(2), (3) and (8), 20(2), (3) and (4), 24, 25, 34(5), 35(4) and (5), 36(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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Footnotes

f1

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. 2Revocation
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. Part 2: ESTABLISHING OR JOINING A FEDERATION
  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. 18Partnership governors
  22. 19Sponsor governors
  23. 20Associate members
  24. Part 4: COMPOSITION OF GOVERNING BODIES OF A FEDERATION
  25. 21General principles
  26. 22Federation comprising community, community special and maintained nursery schools
  27. 23Federation comprising foundation or foundation special schools only
  28. 24Federation comprising voluntary controlled schools only
  29. 25Federation comprising voluntary aided schools only
  30. 26Federation comprising voluntary controlled schools and community, community special or maintained nursery schools
  31. 27Federation comprising more than one category of school including at least one foundation or foundation special or voluntary aided school
  32. Part 5: INSTRUMENTS OF GOVERNMENT, PROCEDURES, STAFFING AND CHARITABLE STATUS
  33. 28Qualifications, tenure of office and instruments of government
  34. 29Procedures of governing bodies of federations
  35. 30Staffing of federations
  36. 31Charitable status of federations
  37. Part 6: INFORMATION AND FUNDING
  38. 32Information for the governing body of a federation
  39. 33Financing of federations
  40. 34Financing of federations
  41. Part 7: FEDERATED SCHOOLS LEAVING FEDERATIONS
  42. 35Procedure for a school to leave a federation
  43. 36Referral to the Secretary of State
  44. 37Decision to permit federated school to leave a federation
  45. 38Availability of amounts representing budget share
  46. 39Incorporation of governing body of a school leaving a federation
  47. 40Transfer of property
  48. Part 8: DISSOLUTION OF FEDERATIONS
  49. 41Dissolution of federations
  50. 42Dissolution of federations
  51. 43Availability of amounts representing budget share
  52. 44Incorporation of governing body of a school leaving a federation
  53. 45Transfer of property
  54. Signature
  55. Schedule 1: Temporary governing bodies of new schools intending to federate
  56. 1General principles
  57. 2General principles
  58. 3General principles
  59. 4General principles
  60. 5General principles
  61. 6Temporary governing body for new community, community special or maintained nursery schools
  62. 7Temporary governing body for new foundation or foundation special schools
  63. 8Temporary governing body for new voluntary controlled schools
  64. 9Temporary governing body for new voluntary aided schools
  65. 10Temporary governing body for new voluntary controlled schools and community, community special or maintained nursery schools
  66. 11Temporary governing body for proposed federation comprising more than one category of school including at least one new foundation or foundation special or voluntary aided school
  67. 12Temporary sponsor governors
  68. Schedule 2: Election and appointment of parent governors
  69. 1Paragraph 1
  70. 2Paragraph 2
  71. 3Paragraph 3
  72. 4Paragraph 4
  73. 5Paragraph 5
  74. 6Paragraph 6
  75. 7Paragraph 7
  76. 8Paragraph 8
  77. 9Paragraph 9
  78. 10Paragraph 10
  79. Schedule 3: Election of staff governors
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. 2Paragraph 2
  82. 3Paragraph 3
  83. Schedule 4: Appointment of community governors in federations which include community special schools
  84. 1Paragraph 1
  85. 2Paragraph 2
  86. 3Paragraph 3
  87. Schedule 5: Partnership Governors
  88. 1Paragraph 1
  89. 2Paragraph 2
  90. 3Paragraph 3
  91. 4Paragraph 4
  92. 5Paragraph 5
  93. 6Paragraph 6
  94. Schedule 6: Appointment of sponsor governors
  95. 1Paragraph 1
  96. 2Paragraph 2
  97. 3Paragraph 3
  98. Schedule 7: Modification of the Constitution Regulations
  99. 1Paragraph 1
  100. 2Paragraph 2
  101. 3Paragraph 3
  102. 4Paragraph 4
  103. 5Paragraph 5
  104. 6Paragraph 6
  105. 7Paragraph 7
  106. 8Paragraph 8
  107. Schedule 8: Modification of the Procedures Regulations
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. 4Paragraph 4
  112. 5Paragraph 5
  113. 6Paragraph 6
  114. 7Paragraph 7
  115. 8Paragraph 8
  116. 9Paragraph 9
  117. 10Paragraph 10
  118. Schedule 9: Modification of the Staffing Regulations
  119. 1Paragraph 1
  120. 2Paragraph 2
  121. 3Paragraph 3
  122. 4Paragraph 4
  123. 5Paragraph 5
  124. 6Paragraph 6
  125. 7Paragraph 7
  126. 8Paragraph 8
  127. 9Paragraph 9
  128. 10Paragraph 10
  129. 11Paragraph 11
  130. 12Paragraph 12
  131. 13Paragraph 13
  132. 14Paragraph 14
  133. Explanatory note