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2010No.0000

Education,England

TheSchoolGovernance(TransitionfromanInterimExecutiveBoard)(England)Regulations2010

Made----2010

LaidbeforeParliament2010

Comingintoforce--2010

Contents

PART1

Introduction

1.Citation,commencementandapplication

2.Revocationsandamendments

3.Interpretation

4.Exclusionofcertainprovisions

PART2

CategoriesofShadowGovernors

5.Shadowparentgovernor

6.Shadowpartnershipgovernor

7.Shadowstaffgovernor

8.ShadowLEAgovernor

9.Shadowcommunitygovernor

10.–11.Shadowfoundationgovernor

PART3

EstablishmentofaShadowGoverningBody

12.Arrangements for the establishment of a shadow governing body

PART4

CompositionofaShadowGoverningBody

13.Communityschools,communityspecialschoolsormaintainednurseryschools

14.Foundationandfoundationspecialschoolswhichdonothaveafoundation

15.Foundationandfoundationspecialschoolswhichhaveafoundationbutwhicharenotqualifyingfoundationschools

16.Qualifyingfoundationschools

17.Voluntarycontrolledschools

18.Voluntaryaidedschools

PART5

ConductofaShadowGoverningBody

19.Chairandvice-chairoftheshadowgoverningbody

20.Appointmentoftheclerktotheshadowgoverningbody

21.Proceedingsoftheshadowgoverningbody

23.Functionsoftheclerktotheshadowgoverningbody

24.Minutesoftheshadowgoverningbody

PART6

TransitiontoaNormallyConstitutedGoverningBody

25.Endoftheinterimperiod

26.–27.Constitutionofthegoverningbodyinaccordancewiththeinstrumentofgovernment

TheSecretaryofState,inexerciseofthepowersconferredbyparagraph19(2)and(3)ofSchedule6totheEducationandInspectionsAct2006([a]),makesthefollowingRegulation:

PART1

Introduction

Citation,commencementandapplication

  1. —(1)TheseRegulationsmaybecitedastheSchoolGovernance(TransitionfromanInterimExecutiveBoard)(England)Regulations2010and comeintoforceon1September 2010.

(2)TheseRegulationsapplyonlyinrelationtoEngland.

Revocationsandamendments

  1. TheSchoolGovernance(TransitionfromanInterimExecutiveBoard)(England)Regulations2004([b])arerevoked.

Interpretation

  1. —(1)IntheseRegulations—

“SSFA1998”meanstheSchoolStandardsandFrameworkAct1998([c]);

“theEA 2002 ”meanstheEducationAct2002([d]);

“theEIA 2006”meanstheEducationandInspectionsAct2006([e]);

“theConstitutionRegulations”meanstheSchoolGovernance(Constitution)(England)Regulations2007([f]);

“appropriate religious body” means in relation to a school designated under section 69(3) of the SSFA 1998 as having a religious character that is not a Church of England school or a Roman catholic school, the body that the Secretary of State considers appropriate in relation to the religion or religious denomination to which the school belongs;

“interimexecutiveboard”meansagoverningbodyconstitutedinaccordancewithSchedule6totheEIA 2006 (governingbodiesconsistingofInterimExecutiveMembers);

“interimexecutivemember”meansamemberofthegoverningbodyconstitutedinaccordancewithSchedule6tothe Act;

“localeducationauthority”meansthelocaleducationauthoritybywhichamaintainedschoolismaintained;

“normallyconstitutedgoverningbody”meansagoverningbodyconstitutedinaccordancewithregulationsmadebyvirtueofsection19ofEA2002;

“qualifyingfoundationschool”meanafoundationorafoundationspecialschoolwhichhasafoundationestablishedotherwisethanunderSSFA1998,andwhoseinstrumentofgovernmentprovidesforthemajorityofgovernorstobefoundationgovernorsappointedbythefoundation;

“shadowgoverningbody”and“shadowgovernors”havethemeaninggiveninregulation11(3).

Exclusionofcertainprovisions

  1. —(1)Regulationsmadebyvirtueofsubsection(2)or(3)ofsection19,orsection23of EA 2002do notapplyinrelationtotheshadowgoverningbody.

(2)Theinstrumentofgovernmentoftheschooldoes nothaveeffectinrelationtotheconstitutionoftheshadowgoverningbody.

PART2

CategoriesofShadowGovernors

Shadowparentgovernor

  1. IntheseRegulations“shadowparentgovernor”meansapersonwhoisappointedassuchbythelocaleducationauthoritytobeamemberoftheshadowgoverningbodyandwhois—

(a)aparentofaregisteredpupilattheschool,orwheresuchanappointmentisnotpracticable,

(i)aparentofaformerregisteredpupilattheschool, or

(ii)aparentofachildunderorofcompulsoryschoolage.

(b)or, wheretheschoolisacommunityspecialschoolorafoundationspecialschoolaparentofaregisteredpupilattheschool,orwheresuchanappointmentisnotpracticable,

(i)aparentofaformerregisteredpupilattheschool,

(ii)aparentofachildunderorofcompulsoryschoolagewithspecialeducationalneeds,

(iii)aparentwithexperienceofeducatingachildwithspecialeducationalneeds.

Shadowpartnershipgovernor

  1. —(1)IntheseRegulations“shadowpartnershipgovernor”meansapersonwhoisappointedassuchbythelocaleducationauthoritytobeamemberoftheshadowgoverningbodyandwhois—

(a)wheretheschoolhasareligiouscharacter([g]),appointedforthepurposeofsecuringthatsuchreligiouscharacterispreservedanddeveloped,

(b)inanyothercase,suchotherpersoninthecommunityservedbytheschoolastheyconsiderappropriate,providedthatnopersonis to beappointedunlessthatpersonwouldbeeligibleforappointmentasashadowcommunitygovernor.

(2)Thelocaleducationauthoritymaynotappointasashadowpartnershipgovernorapersonwhois—

(a)aparentofaregisteredpupilattheschool;

(b)eligibletobeashadowstaffgovernoroftheschool;

(c)anelectedmemberofthelocaleducationauthority;or

(d)employedbythelocaleducationauthorityinconnectionwiththeirfunctionsasalocaleducationauthority.

(3)Beforeappointingapersontobeashadowpartnershipgovernorinaccordancewithsubsection(1)(a)thelocaleducationauthoritymust consult—

(a)inthecaseofaChurchofEnglandschooloraRomanCatholicschool,theappropriatediocesanauthority,and

(b)inanyothercase,theappropriatereligiousbody.

Shadowstaffgovernor

  1. —(1)IntheseRegulations“shadowstaffgovernor”meansapersonwhoisappointedassuchbythelocaleducationauthoritytobeamemberoftheshadowgoverningbodyandwhois—

(a)apersonwhoispaidtoworkattheschoolandissoworkingatthetimewhenheisappointed,

(b)theheadteacher,whoisashadowstaffgovernorbyvirtueofhisofficeunlessheresignstheposition;

(2)Wheretheheadteacherhasresignedthepositionofshadowstaffgovernorinaccordancewithsub-paragraph(1)(b),hemaywithdrawhisresignationatanytime.

ShadowLEAgovernor

  1. IntheseRegulations“shadowLEAgovernor”meansapersonwhoisappointedassuchbythelocaleducationauthoritytobeamemberoftheshadowgoverningbody.

Shadowcommunitygovernor

  1. IntheseRegulations“shadowcommunitygovernor”meansapersonwhoisappointedassuchbythelocaleducationauthoritytobeamemberoftheshadowgoverningbodyandwhois—

(a)apersonwholivesorworksinthecommunityservedbytheschool;or

(b)apersonwho,intheopinionofthelocalauthority,iscommittedtothegoodgovernmentandsuccessoftheschool.

Shadowfoundationgovernor

  1. —(1)IntheseRegulations“shadowfoundationgovernor”meansapersonwhoisappointedassuchbythelocaleducationauthoritytobeamemberoftheshadowgoverningbodyandwhois—

(a)appointedforthepurposesofsecuringthatthecharacteroftheschool,includingwheretheschoolhasaparticularreligiouscharacter([h])suchreligiouscharacter,ispreservedanddeveloped,and

(b)wheretheschoolhasafoundation,appointedforthepurposeofsecuringthattheschoolisconductedinaccordancewiththefoundation’sgoverningdocuments,including,whereappropriate,anytrustdeedrelatingtotheschool.

(2)Beforeappointingapersontobeashadowfoundationgovernorinaccordancewithsubsection(1)(a)thelocaleducationauthorityshallconsult—

(a)inthecaseofaChurchofEnglandschooloraRomanCatholicschool,theappropriatediocesanauthority,and

(b)inanyothercase,theappropriatereligiousbody.

(3)Beforeappointingapersontobeashadowfoundationgovernorinaccordancewithsubsection(1)(b)thelocaleducationauthorityshallconsultthetrusteesofanyfoundationrelatingtotheschool.

  1. Ashadowgovernormayatanytimeberemovedfromofficebythelocaleducationauthorityforincapacityormisbehaviour.

PART3

EstablishmentofaShadowGoverningBody

Arrangements for the establishment of a shadow governing body

  1. —(1)Wherethenoticegivenundersections65(1)or69(1)ofthe Actspecifiesthedurationofthe periodattheendofwhichthegoverningbodywillbecomeanormallyconstitutedgoverningbody,thelocaleducationauthoritymayatleastsixmonthsbeforetheendofthat periodmakearrangementsprovidingfortheestablishmentofagoverningbodyfortheschoolinanticipationofthetransitiontoanormallyconstitutedgoverningbody.

(2)Wherethenoticegivenundersection65(1)or69(1)ofthe2006Actdoesnotspecifythedurationofthat periodandanoticehasbeengivenunderparagraph17(1)ofSchedule6totheEIA 2006,thelocaleducationauthoritymayatleastsixmonthsbeforethedategiveninthenoticeonwhichthegoverningbodyaretobecomeanormallyconstitutedgoverningbody,makearrangementsprovidingfortheestablishmentofagoverningbodyfortheschoolinanticipationofthetransitiontoanormallyconstitutedgoverningbody.

(3)IntheseRegulations,agoverningbodysoestablishedisreferredtoasashadowgoverningbodyandmembersoftheshadowgoverningbodyarereferredtoasshadowgovernors.

(4)NothingintheseRegulations preventstheappointmentofaninterimexecutivememberasashadowgovernor.

(5)Nopersonis to beappointedasashadowfoundationgovernororashadowpartnershipgovernorunlessthelocaleducationauthorityhavefirstconsultedanypersonwhowouldbeentitledtoappointfoundationgovernorsorpartnershipgovernorsundertheinstrumentofgovernmentoftheschoolifthegoverningbodywereanormallyconstitutedgoverningbody.

(6)Incalculatingthenumberofshadowgovernorsrequiredineachcategoryinaccordancewithregulations13to17,thenumbersshallberoundedupordowntothenearestwholenumber.

PART4

CompositionofaShadowGoverningBody

Communityschools,communityspecialschoolsormaintainednurseryschools

  1. Theshadowgoverningbodyofacommunityschool,communityspecialschoolormaintainednurseryschoolis to comprise the following:

(a)onethirdormore shadowparentgovernors;

(b)atleasttwobutnomorethanonethird shadowstaffgovernors;

(c)onefifth shadowLEAgovernors;and

(d)onefifthormore shadowcommunitygovernors.

Foundationandfoundationspecialschoolswhichdonothaveafoundation

  1. Theshadowgoverningbodyofafoundationorfoundationspecialschool([i])which,ineithercase,doesnothaveafoundation,is to comprise the following:

(a)onethirdormore shadowparentgovernors;

(b)atleasttwobutnomorethanonethird shadowstaffgovernors;

(c)atleastonebutnomorethanonefifth shadowLEAgovernors;

(d)onetenthormore shadowcommunitygovernors;and

(e)atleasttwobutnomorethanonequarterpartnershipgovernors.

Foundationandfoundationspecialschoolswhichhaveafoundationbutwhicharenotqualifyingfoundationschools

  1. Theshadowgoverningbodyofafoundationschoolorfoundationspecialschool([j])which,ineithercase,hasafoundationbutwhichisnotaqualifyingfoundationschoolis to comprise the following:

(a)onethirdormore shadowparentgovernors;

(b)atleasttwobutnomorethanonethird shadowstaffgovernors;

(c)atleastonebutnomorethanonefifth shadowLEAgovernors;

(d)onetenthormore shadowcommunitygovernors;and

(e)atleasttwobutnomorethan45percent shadowfoundationgovernors.

Qualifyingfoundationschools

  1. Theshadowgoverningbodyofaqualifyingfoundationschoolis to comprise the following:

(a)atleastoneparentgovernor;

(b)atleasttwobutnomorethanonethird shadowstaffgovernors;

(c)atleastonebutnomorethanonefifth shadowLEAgovernors;

(d)onetenthormore shadowcommunitygovernors;

(e)suchnumberofshadowfoundationgovernorsasoutnumberalltheothershadowgovernorslistedinsub-paragraph(a)to(d)byuptotwo;and

(f)suchnumberofshadowfoundationgovernorswhoareeligibleforappointmentasshadowparentgovernorsthat,whentheyarecountedwiththeshadowparentgovernors,compriseonethirdormoreofthetotalmembershipoftheshadowgoverningbody.

Voluntarycontrolledschools

  1. Theshadowgoverningbodyofavoluntarycontrolledschoolis to comprise the following:

(a)onethirdormore shadowparentgovernors;

(b)atleasttwobutnomorethanonethird shadowstaffgovernors;

(c)atleastonebutnomorethanonefifth shadowLEAgovernors;

(d)onetenthormore shadowcommunitygovernors;and

(e)atleasttwobutnomorethanonequartershadowfoundationgovernors.

Voluntaryaidedschools

  1. Theshadowgoverningbodyofavoluntaryaidedschool([k])composedasfollows:

(a)atleastone ashadowparentgovernor;

(b)atleasttwobutnomorethanonethird shadowstaffgovernors;

(c)atleastonebutnomorethanonetenth shadowLEAgovernors;and

(d)suchnumberofshadowfoundationgovernorsaswillleadtotheiroutnumberingtheshadowgovernorsmentionedinsub-paragraphs(a)to(c)bytwo;and

(e)suchnumberofshadowfoundationgovernorswhoareeligibleforappointmentasshadowparentgovernorsthat,whentheyarecountedwiththeshadowparentgovernors,compriseonethirdormoreofthetotalmembershipoftheshadowgoverningbody.

PART5

ConductofaShadowGoverningBody

Chairandvice-chairoftheshadowgoverningbody

  1. —(1)Theshadowgoverningbodymust ,attheirfirstmeeting,electachairandvice–chairoftheshadowgoverningbodyfromamongtheirnumber.

(2)Apersonemployedtoworkattheschoolmaynotbeelectedaschairorvice-chair,howevernothinginthisregulation preventsaninterimexecutivememberfrombeingelectedaschairorvice-chair.

(3)Thechairorvice-chairoftheshadowgoverningbodymay,atanytime,resignthat officebygivingnoticeinwritingtotheclerktotheshadowgoverningbody.

(4)Thechairorvice-chairoftheshadowgoverningbody ceasestoholdofficeif that person ceases to be a shadow governor, or becomes employed to work at the school.

(5)Whereavacancyarisesintheofficeofchairorvice-chair,theshadowgoverningbodymustattheirnextmeetingelectoneoftheirnumbertofillthatvacancy.

(6)Wherethechairisabsentfromanymeetingorthereisatthetimeavacancyintheofficeofthechair,thevice-chairmust actasthechairforallpurposes.

Appointmentoftheclerktotheshadowgoverningbody

  1. —(1)Thelocaleducationauthoritymustappointtheclerktotheshadowgoverningbody.

(2)Theclerktotheshadowgoverningbodymustnotbe:

(a)ashadowgovernor;or

(b)theheadteacheroftheschool.

(3)Notwithstandingparagraph(2),theshadowgoverningbodymay,wheretheclerkfailstoattendameetingoftheirs,appointanyoneoftheirnumbertoactasclerkforthepurposesofthatmeeting.

Proceedingsoftheshadowgoverningbody

  1. Theshadowgoverningbodymaydeterminetheirownprocedure,subjecttoregulations23and24.

Functionsoftheclerktotheshadowgoverningbody

  1. Theclerktotheshadowgoverningbodymust:

(a)attendmeetingsoftheshadowgoverningbodyandensurethatminutesoftheproceedingsareproducedandsigned(subjecttotheapprovaloftheshadowgoverningbody)bythechairofthemeeting;and

(b)performsuchotherfunctions determinedbytheshadowgoverningbodyfromtimetotime.

Minutesoftheshadowgoverningbody

  1. —(1)Subjecttoparagraph(2),theshadowgoverningbodymust,assoonasreasonablypracticable,makeavailableforinspectionacopyof—

(a)theagendaforeverymeeting;

(b)thesignedminutesofeverymeeting;and

(c)anyreportorotherpaperconsideredatthemeeting.

(2)Theremaybeexcludedfromanyitemrequiredtobemadeavailableinpursuanceofsub-paragraph(1)anymaterialrelatingto—

(a)anamedpersonwhoworks,oritisproposedshouldwork,attheschool;

(b)anamedpupilat orcandidateforadmissiontotheschool;or

(c)anyothermatterthat,byreasonofitsnature,theshadow governingbodyissatisfiedshouldremainconfidential.

PART6

TransitiontoaNormallyConstitutedGoverningBody

Endoftheinterimperiod

  1. Fromthedayonwhichtheinterimexecutivemembersceasetoholdoffice(“thetransferdate”)inaccordancewithparagraph18(1)ofSchedule6tothe Act—

(a)theshadowgoverningbodyare tobetreatedasiftheywereanormallyconstitutedgoverningbody;and

(b)despiteRegulation4(1),Part5oftheConstitutionRegulations appliestotheshadowgoverningbodyasiftheywerethegoverningbodyoftheschool.

Constitutionofthegoverningbodyinaccordancewiththeinstrumentofgovernment

  1. —(1)Thelocaleducationauthoritymustgiveoneterm’snoticeofadate(“theconstitutiondate”),nolaterthan13monthsafterthetransferdate,onwhich—

(a)theshadowgovernors vacateoffice;and

(b)thegoverningbodyoftheschoolare to be constitutedasanormallyconstitutedgoverningbody.

(2)Sub-paragraph(1)(a)doesnotpreventtheappointmentofashadowgovernorasagovernorofthenormallyconstitutedgoverningbody.

(3)Thelocaleducationauthoritymust securethattherequiredappointmentorelectionofgovernorstakesplaceinaccordancewiththeinstrumentofgovernmentbeforetheconstitutiondateandtakeseffectonthatdate.

  1. Wherealocaleducationauthorityhavenotappointedashadowgoverningbodytheymustsecurethatbythetransferdate:

(a)anewinstrumentofgovernmentismadefortheschoolinaccordancewiththeConstitutionRegulations;and

(b)thegoverningbodyoftheschoolareconstitutedasanormallyconstitutedgoverningbodyandinaccordancewiththenewinstrumentofgovernment.

Name

MinisterofState

DateDepartmentforChildren,SchoolsandFamilies

EXPLANATORYNOTE

(ThisnoteisnotpartoftheRegulations)

These Regulations make provisions with respect to the transition of a governing body constituted as an interim executive board in accordance with Schedule 6 to the Education and Inspections Act2006 to a normally constituted governing body in accordance with section 19(1) Education Act 2002.

Part 1 provides for the Regulations to come into force on [xx] June 2009, sets out the Regulations that are to be revoked or amended and contains the interpretation provisions. Under regulation 4 certain statutory provision relating to the constitution of a governing body do not apply to the shadow governing body, nor does the school’s instrument of government in so far as it relates to the constitution of the governing body .

Part 2 provides for a shadow governing body to be appointed by the local education authority, describes the various categories of shadow governors that may be appointed and provides that a local education authority may remove a shadow governor at anytime for incapacity or misbehaviour.

Part 3 sets out that a local education authority may make arrangements providing for a shadow governing body at least six months before the interim executive board is to become a normally constituted governing body.

Part 4 sets out the composition of a shadow governing body for each category of school including foundation and foundation special schools which do and do not have a foundation within the meaning of section 20 of and Schedule 2 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and qualifying foundation schools which are defined as schools which have a foundation established otherwise that under the School Standard and Framework Act 1998 and whose instrument of government provides for the majority of governors to be foundation governors appointed by the foundation.

Part 5 deals with the conduct of a shadow governing body and provides for the appointment of a chair, a vice-chair and clerk. The clerk must attend meeting of the shadow governing body and ensure that minutes are taken and signed by the chair. For each meeting of the shadow governing body a copy of the agenda, the signed minutes and any report or papers considered, must be made available for inspection as soon as reasonably practicable. In all other respects the shadow governing body shall determine their own procedure.

Part 6 sets out the procedure for the transition from an interim executive board to a normally constituted governing body. Where a shadow governing body has been appointed by a local education authority, when the interim executive members vacate office, the shadow governing body shall be treated as if they are a normally constituted governing body until a date determined by the local education authority when they will vacate office and the governing body must be constituted in accordance with regulations made by virtue of section 19 of the Education Act 2002 and in accordance with the school’s instrument of government.

Under regulation 27, where a shadow governing body has not been appointed by the local education authority, they must ensure that from the day the interim executive members cease to hold office a new instrument of government is made and the governing body are constituted as a normally constituted governing body in accordance with regulations made by virtue of section 19 of the Education Act 2002.

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([a])2006 c.40.

([b])S.I.2004/530.

([c])1998c.31.

([d])2002 c.32.

([e])2006 c.40.

([f])S.I 2007/957.

([g])As designated by Order of the Secretary of State under section 69(3) of the SSFA 1998.

([h])As designated by Order of the Secretary of State under section 69(3) of the SSFA 1998.

([i])Within the meaning of section 20 of and Schedule 2 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

([j])Within the meaning of section 20 of and Schedule 2 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

([k])Within the meaning of section 20 of and Schedule2 to SSFA 1998.