text:
Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Financial Delegation to Schools) (Mandatory Exceptions) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 7th March 1994.
2
These Regulations apply for the purpose of determining the aggregated budget of a local education authority for a financial year beginning on or after 1st April 1994.
3
In these Regulations —
“ the Act ” means the Education Reform Act 1988;
“aggregated budget” has the meaning assigned to it by section 33(4)(b) of the Act;
“general schools budget” has the meaning assigned to it by section 33(4)(a) of the Act; and
“the 1989 Regulations ” means the Education (Financial Delegation to Schools) (Mandatory Exceptions) Regulations 1989 .
Revocation
2
1
The 1989 Regulations are revoked.
2
Notwithstanding paragraph (1) above, the 1989 Regulations shall continue to apply for the purpose of determining (or redetermining) the aggregated budget of a local education authority for a financial year beginning on or before 1st April 1993.
Prescribed Expenditure
3
1
The expenditure referred to in paragraph (2) below, so far as taken into account in determining the general schools budget of any local education authority for any financial year, is prescribed for the purposes of section 38(4)(c) and (d) of the Act (expenditure to be left out of account in determining a local education authority’s aggregated budget for any financial year).
2
That expenditure is —
a
expenditure falling to be taken into account in determining central government grants of the following descriptions —
i
grants for education support and training under section 1 of the Education (Grants and Awards) Act 1984
ii
grants under section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966 (grants for certain expenditure due to ethnic minority population);
iii
grants under section 210 of the Act (grants for the education of travellers and displaced persons);
iv
grants under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 (grants to assist persons to select, train for, obtain and retain employment etc. );
v
grants under section 1 of the Local Government Grants (Social Need) Act 1969 (grants relating to special social need in urban areas);
vi
grants under section 27 of the Housing and Planning Act 1986 (grants for regeneration of urban areas);
vii
in the case of local education authorities in Wales, grants under section 21 of the Education Act 1980 (grants for education in Welsh);
b
expenditure falling to be taken into account in determining specific grants from any of the European Communities which support activities in schools; and
c
expenditure of the kind referred to in section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966 in respect of posts approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of making grants in respect of such expenditure, being expenditure not falling to be taken into account in determining central government grants.
John Patten
Secretary of State for Education
3rd February 1994
John Redwood
Secretary of State for Wales
8th February 1994


type: legislation

jurisdiction: UK

text:
Citation and commencement
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Education (Inner London Education Authority) (Property Transfer) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 19th September 1994.
Interpretation
2
In this Order “the principal Order ” means the Education (Inner London Education Authority) (Property Transfer) Order 1990 .
Amendment of the principal Order
3
Condition B specified in article 2(2) of the principal Order, subject to which the property known as the former Rutland Primary School, Ashfield Street, London E1 was transferred to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets by that Order , shall cease to apply in relation to that property, and accordingly in Schedule 11 to the principal Order the letter “B” opposite the entry relating to the property shall be deleted.
Eric Forth
Minister of State,
Department for Education
17th August 1994


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1
This Order may be cited as the Gipsy Encampments (Rushmoor and Hart) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 30th August 1994.
2
The area consisting of the combined areas of the Borough of Rushmoor and the District of Hart is designated as an area to which section 10 of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 (prohibition of unauthorised camping in designated areas) applies.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.
Robert Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
1st August 1994


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Title and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (North Kent Marshes) Designation (Amendment) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 30th April 1994.
Interpretation
2
In this Order “the principal Order ” means the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (North Kent Marshes) Designation Order 1993 .
Amendment of the principal Order
3
The principal Order shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.
Definitions
4
In article 2 of the principal Order —
1
before the definition of “agreement” there shall be inserted the following definition:
“access route” means a strip of land 10 metres wide which is the subject of an agreement including the requirements specified in Schedule 1A as to public access;
;
2
after the definition of “agreement” there shall be inserted the following definition:
“conservation plan” means a plan for the carrying out of one or more of the operations specified in Schedule 4 which the farmer undertakes, as part of an agreement, to implement within a period of two years;
;
3
after the definition of “livestock unit” there shall be inserted the following definition:
“recognised dairy breed” means one of the following breeds, namely, Ayrshire, British Friesian, British Holstein, Dairy Shorthorn, Guernsey, Jersey and Kerry;
.
Requirements to be included in an agreement
5
After article 4 of the principal Order there shall be inserted the following article:
4A
An agreement may include the requirements as to public access specified in Schedule 1A to this Order.
.
Rates of payment under agreement
6
1
After paragraph (1) of article 6 of the principal Order there shall be inserted the following paragraph:
1A
Where an agreement includes the requirements as to public access specified in Schedule 1A the Minister shall make payments at a rate of £170 per annum for each hectare of access route.
.
2
For paragraph (3) of article 6 of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following article:
3
Where an agreement includes a conservation plan, the Minister shall also make payments in respect of the aggregate of the operations included in the plan at a rate not exceeding £75 per annum for each hectare of land to which the agreement relates, subject to a maximum of £3,000 for each such plan.
.
Schedules
7
1
After Schedule 1 to the principal Order there shall be inserted the provisions of the Schedule to this Order.
2
After paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the principal Order there shall be inserted the following paragraph:
7
The provision and restoration of gates, stiles and footbridges where an agreement includes the requirements of Schedule 1A as to public access.
.
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on
Gillian Shephard
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
18th March 1994.
We consent,
Irvine Patnick
Timothy Wood
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
24th March 1994


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Citation and commencement
1
1
This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) (No.2) 1994 and shall come into force on 9th January 1995.
2
This Act of Sederunt shall be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
Amendment of fees
2
1
Subject to the provisions of the following sub-paragraphs, for the Table of Fees in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 1994 , substitute the Table of Fees in the Schedule to this Act of Sederunt.
2
The Table of Fees in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 1994 as substituted by sub-paragraph (1) above shall apply to work done on or after the date on which this Act of Sederunt comes into force.
3
The Table of Fees in Schedule 1 to the Act of Sederunt (Fees of Sheriff Officers) 1994 having effect before the substitution under sub-paragraph (1) above shall continue to have effect in respect of work done before the date on which this Act of Sederunt comes into force.
J.A.D. Hope
Lord President, I.P.D.
Edinburgh,
16th December 1994


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1
This Order may be cited as the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Jersey) Order 1994.
2
It is hereby declared —
a
that the arrangements specified in the Arrangement set out in the Schedule to this Order, which vary the arrangements set out in the Schedule to the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Jersey) Order 1952 , have been made with the States of Jersey with a view to affording relief from double taxation in relation to income tax or corporation tax and taxes of a similar character imposed by the laws of Jersey; and
b
that it is expedient that those arrangements have effect.
R. P. Bulling
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Parkside National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) (No. 2) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 19th December 1994.
2
In this Order —
“the Special Trustees” means the Special Trustees for St Mary’s Hospital;
“the Trust” means the Parkside National Health Service Trust;
“the trust property” means the items specified in a schedule of trust property prepared by and agreed upon by the Special Trustees and the Trust on 15th July 1993, which schedule has been signed on behalf of both the Special Trustees and the Trust.
Transfer of trust property
2
On 19th December 1994 the trust property shall be transferred from the Special Trustees to the Trust.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Tom Sackville
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department of Health
22nd November 1994


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1
This Order may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Day of Election) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st March 1994.
2
A general election of the United Kingdom representatives to the European Parliament shall be held on 9th June 1994.
Michael Howard
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
18th January 1994


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994.
2
In this Order —
“housing benefit” means rent rebate or rent allowance as the circumstances may require;
“the Housing Benefit Regulations ” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 ;
“increase in housing benefit” means the difference between —
the amount of housing benefit granted in a case in which an authority makes a determination under regulation 61(2) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (increase in the appropriate maximum housing benefit) , and
the amount of housing benefit which would have been granted in that case if the authority had not made a determination under the said regulation 61(2).
Permitted totals of benefit
2
For the purpose of section 134(11) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the permitted total of rebates or allowances for any year commencing on or after 1st April 1994 in relation to an authority shall be the amount obtained by deducting 100% of any increases in housing benefit in cases in which that authority has during that year made a determination under regulation 61(2) of the Housing Benefit Regulations from the total housing benefit granted by that authority during that year and multiplying the resulting figure by 100.1%.
Transitional
3
For the year commencing on 1st April 1994 article 2 shall apply as if after the words “deducting 100% of” there were inserted the words “any increases in the amount of housing benefit granted during the period from 1st to 3rd April 1994 by that authority under regulation 69(8) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (increase in benefit in exceptional circumstances) and of”.
Revocation
4
The Housing Benefit (Permitted Totals) Order 1990 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Alistair Burt
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
7th March 1994


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Title, commencement and interpretation
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 17th February 1994.
2
In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations ” means the Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1991 .
Amendment of the principal Regulations
2
The principal Regulations are hereby further amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4 below.
3
In paragraph (2) of regulation 6, after the words “Groups 1(a), 1(b) and 2 of Section C”, there shall be added the words “Section D”.
4
In Part I of Schedule 2 —
1
in paragraph 3, after item 26 there shall be added the provisions set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;
2
in paragraph 7 of method 10, (“DETERMINATION OF EXTRACTED PHOSPHORUS”), for the figure “0.03074” there shall be substituted the figure “0.032074”;
3
after the provisions relating to method 26, (“DETERMINATION OF THE SODIUM EXTRACTED”), there shall be added the provisions set out in Schedule 2 of these Regulations.
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on
Gillian Shephard
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
26th January 1994.
Hector Monro
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
19th January 1994
John Redwood
Secretary of State for Wales
20th January 1994


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PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Air Passenger Duty Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st August 1994.
Interpretation
2
1
In these Regulations–
“accounting period” means either–
a
a period ending on the last day of each month; or
b
such other period as, in any particular case, the Commissioners allow;
“ the Act ” means the Finance Act 1994;
“business day” means a day which is a business day within the meaning of section 92 of the Bills of Exchange Act 1882 ;
“operator” means the operator of an aircraft;
“the register” means the register of operators which the Commissioners are required to keep by virtue of section 33(1) of the Act.
2
Any notice given to the Commissioners pursuant to these Regulations must be given at the place at which notice pursuant to section 33(4) of the Act must be given.
PART II
REGISTRATION
Time for giving notice of liability to register
3
Where an operator is required to give notice under section 33(4) of the Act, he shall do so no later than the seventh day following that on which he became liable to be registered.
Registration of operators
4
1
The register shall contain the information set out in Schedule 1.
2
Where an operator is included in the register, that entry shall be effective from the first day of the month in which he became liable to be registered.
3
Where–
a
an operator has not given notice of his liability to be registered, but
b
it appears to the Commissioners that he is liable to be registered,
they shall include him in the register.
4
Where an operator is included in the register the Commissioners shall furnish him with a certificate of registration.
5
A certificate of registration shall contain the information included in the entry in the register relating to the operator to whom it is furnished (“relevant information”).
6
A registered operator shall give notice of any change in any relevant information within thirty days of the change by returning his certificate of registration to the Commissioners with the change recorded on it.
7
Where, in accordance with paragraph (6) above, a certificate of registration is returned to them, the Commissioners shall–
a
correct the register, and
b
furnish the registered operator with a new certificate of registration.
Removal from the register
5
1
Subject to paragraph (2) below, where–
a
a registered operator gives the Commissioners notice in writing that he has ceased to operate chargeable aircraft; or
b
a registered operator–
i
has not within the preceding six months operated chargeable aircraft, and
ii
it appears to the Commissioners that he will not within the next twelve months operate chargeable aircraft,
he shall be removed from the register.
2
A registered operator shall not be removed from the register if he owes any duty to the Commissioners.
PART III
FISCAL REPRESENTATIVES
Appointment
6
1
An operator who is required to have a fiscal representative shall appoint such a representative–
a
within seven days of the day on which he is required by section 34(1) of the Act to have a fiscal representative; or
b
where–
i
a fiscal representative (“his representative”) ceases to act for him, and
ii
he continues to be required by section 34(1) of the Act to have a fiscal representative,
within seven days of the day on which his representative ceased to act for him.
2
A fiscal representative shall give to the Commissioners written notice of his appointment, within seven days of his being appointed.
3
A notice given in accordance with paragraph (2) above shall contain the information set out in Schedule 2.
Ceasing to act as a fiscal representative
7
1
Where a person ceases to act as a fiscal representative for an operator he shall, within seven days, give written notice of that fact to the Commissioners.
2
A person shall be treated as having ceased to act as a fiscal representative if–
a
he gives notice in accordance with paragraph (1) above;
b
his principal gives the Commissioners notice that his appointment is terminated;
c
he is imprisoned in pursuance of the order of any court whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere;
d
he becomes bankrupt or insolvent whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere; or
e
he ceases to meet the requirements of section 34(3) of the Act.
Inclusion of particulars in register of operators
8
Where the Commissioners receive notice that a person has been appointed as the fiscal representative of an operator they shall include his name in the entry in the register relating to that operator.
PART IV
RETURNS AND PAYMENT
Returns
9
1
Subject to paragraph (2) below, every operator who is liable to be registered and every registered operator shall, not later than the twenty–second day following the end of each accounting period, furnish to the Commissioners a return on the form set out in Schedule 3.
2
Where the last day for furnishing a return would (if determined in accordance with paragraph (1) above) fall on a day which is not a business day the return shall be furnished not later than the last business day before that day.
3
Returns shall be furnished to the Commissioners at such place as, in accordance with section 38(1)(b) of the Act, they have specified.
Payment
10
1
Subject to paragraph (2) below, every operator shall pay the duty which becomes due from him in any accounting period–
a
in the case of a registered operator who has made arrangements with the Commissioners for duty to be paid by means of direct debit or credit transfer, not later than the twenty–ninth day following the end of that accounting period; or
b
in any other case, not later than the twenty–second day following the end of that accounting period.
2
Where the last day for making payment would (if determined in accordance with paragraph (1) above) fall on a day which is not a business day the payment shall be made not later than the last business day before that day.
3
Where payment is not made by means of direct debit or credit transfer, it shall be made to the Commissioners at such place as, in accordance with section 38(1)(b) of the Act, they have specified.
PART V
FLIGHTS AND PASSENGERS
Particulars of flights
11
1
For the purposes of section 31(3) of the Act the following particulars of a second or subsequent flight are prescribed–
a
the airport from which the passenger intends to depart;
b
the date and time of his intended departure; and
c
the airport at which he intends to arrive.
2
For the purposes of section 32(2)(b) and (3)(b) of the Act the following particulars of a flight are prescribed–
a
the airport from which the passenger intends to depart;
b
the date and time of his intended departure; and
c
the airport at which he intends to arrive.
Passengers
12
1
For the purposes of paragraph (a)(iii) of the definition of “passenger” in section 43(1) of the Act the following requirements are prescribed–
a
the employee is–
i
engaged in relevant duties, or
ii
performing on board services,
at the time he is carried.
b
the employee will within the seventy–two hours next following the end of his flight–
i
act as a member of a flight crew,
ii
act as a cabin attendant,
iii
be engaged in relevant duties, or
iv
perform on board services,
on, or in respect of, any aircraft; or
c
the employee is returning to his base and has within the seventy–two hours immediately preceding the beginning of his flight–
i
acted as a member of a flight crew,
ii
acted as a cabin attendant,
iii
been engaged in relevant duties, or
iv
performed on board services,
on, or in respect of, any aircraft.
2
In this regulation–
“base” means the place from which the employee ordinarily operates or at which he is ordinarily stationed;
“on board services” means escorting a passenger or goods;
“relevant duties” means–
repair, maintenance, safety or security work; or
ensuring the hygienic preparation and handling of food and drink.
Outward journey of an Isle of Man return passenger
13
1
Subject to paragraph (2) below, section 31(1) of the Act shall have effect as if the reference in paragraph (a) thereof to a person who is a chargeable passenger in relation to a flight on his outward journey included a person whose outward journey began at an airport in the Isle of Man.
2
Paragraph (1) above only applies in the case of a person–
a
whose outward journey in question begins at an airport in the Isle of Man; and
b
who, by virtue of an act of Tynwald charging a duty equivalent to air passenger duty, is the equivalent of a chargeable passenger in relation to that outward journey.
M. J. Eland
Commissioner of Customs and Excise
New King’s Beam House 22 Upper Ground London SE1 9PJ
1st July 1994


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Citation, commencement and interpretation
1
1
This Order may be cited as the New Town (East Kilbride) Winding Up (Variation) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st March 1994.
2
In this Order, “the principal Order ” means the New Town (East Kilbride) Winding Up Order 1992 .
Variation of the principal Order
2
1
The terms of the principal Order shall be varied in accordance with the following paragraphs.
2
In article 2 of the principal Order there shall be inserted at the end the following words: —
and “ Special Development Order ” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) (New Town of East Kilbride) (Special Development) Order 1965
.
3
After article 5 of the principal Order there shall be inserted the following articles: —
6
On 31st March 1995 the Special Development Order is hereby revoked.
7
Notwithstanding article 6 above, where any development was authorised develop ment within the meaning of article 3(2) and (3) of the Special Development Order by virtue of an authorisation in writing issued by the development corporation on or before 31st March 1995, or would have been such development if carried out on or before that date, the carrying out of that development by such persons as are mentioned in the said article 3(2) shall by virtue hereof be permitted during the period beginning with 1st April 1995 and ending with 31st March 2000 subject to limitations and conditions (so far as applicable to that development) corresponding to those contained in the said Order.
.
Allan Stewart
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
31st January 1994


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Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Payment for Special Educational Needs Supplies) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994.
Prescribed terms as to payment
2
1
Where —
a
a local education authority supply under section 162(1) of the Education Act 1993 (“ the Act ”) goods or services to the governing body of —
i
a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school, or
ii
a county, voluntary or maintained special school in the area of another local education authority; and
b
in the case of a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school, the maintenance grant for the school for the financial year in which the supply is made includes an amount for meeting the cost of those goods or services;
the terms on which the authority supply those goods or services may include such terms as to payment as can reasonably be expected to secure that the full cost (but not more than the full cost) of the provision is recovered by the authority.
2
For the purposes of paragraph (1) above the maintenance grant for a school shall be taken to include such an amount as is referred to in paragraph (1)(b) above where —
a
that grant (or part of it) for the financial year in question is determined by reference to a local education authority’s scheme and an amount for meeting the cost of supplies under section 162(1) of the Act —
i
is included in accordance with the scheme in the budget shares for that year of the schools covered by the scheme; or
ii
is included in accordance with note (15)(b) in Schedule 1 to the Education (School Financial Statements) (Prescribed Particulars etc. ) Regulations 1994 (or, in the case of the financial year beginning in 1993, note (15)(b) in Schedule 1 to the Education (School Financial Statements) (Prescribed Particulars etc.) Regulations 1993 ) in Part I of the authority’s budget statement for the financial year immediately preceding the financial year in question; or
b
that grant is determined otherwise than by reference to a local education authority’s scheme and the goods or services are supplied to assist the governing body in discharging their duties under section 161(1)(a) of the Act in respect of pupils for whom no statement is maintained under section 7 of the Education Act 1981 and whose educational needs are not being assessed under section 5 of that Act.
3
For the purposes of this regulation —
“budget shares” in relation to schools means the schools' budget shares within the meaning of section 33(2)(a) of the Education Reform Act 1988 ;
“budget statement” means the statement referred to in section 42(3) of that Act;
“maintenance grant” has the meaning given to that expression by section 81(1) of the Act; and
“scheme” means a scheme made under section 33 of the Education Reform Act 1988.
John Patten
Secretary of State for Education
6th March 1994
John Redwood
Secretary of State for Wales
9th March 1994


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PART I
GENERAL
Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Groups of Grant–maintained Schools) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st May 1994.
Interpretation
2
In these Regulations–
“the 1993 Act ” means the Education Act 1993;
“departing school” means a school in a group in respect of which procedures have been initiated for the school to leave the group and not terminated (as initiated on that occasion);
“foundation school” means a grant–maintained school–
which was a voluntary school immediately before it became grant– maintained, or
which was established in pursuance of proposals published under section 49 of the 1993 Act;
“grant–maintained school” includes a grant–maintained special school and references to “grant–maintained status” shall be construed accordingly;
“group” means a group of two or more grant–maintained schools conducted by a single governing body;
“hospital special school” means a maintained special school established in a hospital;
“maintained special school” means a special school maintained by a local education authority;
“participating school” means a school named in a motion or resolution or the subject of a ballot in respect of which the formation of a group with other participating schools is being considered;
“relevant age group” has the same meaning as in section 155(4) of the 1993 Act;
“relevant particulars” means the particulars specified in paragraph 4(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
PART II
PROCEDURES FOR FORMING OR RE –FORMING GROUPS
Initiating procedure for schools to acquire grant–maintained status as newly formed groups
3
1
Subject to paragraph (2) below, where within a period of 28 days each of the governing bodies of the participating schools decide by resolution passed at a meeting of the governing body to hold a ballot of parents on the question whether grant–maintained status should be sought for their school as a member of a group of participating schools they shall in respect of their school–
a
secure that a ballot is held in accordance with regulation 6 within the period of 10 weeks beginning with the last resolution date;
b
give notice in writing that the ballot is to be held to the local education authority and, where a participating school is a voluntary school, to any person holding property on trust for the purposes of that school.
2
Where a participating school is a hospital special school paragraph (1) above shall be read, in the case of that school, as if for the words “to hold a ballot of parents on the question whether” there were substituted the word “that” and for items (a) and (b) there were substituted the words “give notice in writing of their decision to the local education authority”; and in this regulation references to paragraph (1) include that paragraph as modified by this paragraph.
3
Notice under paragraph (1) above must be given within the period of five days beginning with the last resolution date but in determining that period no account shall be taken of–
a
Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday and Christmas Day; or
b
any day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales.
4
This regulation does not apply if in the case of the participating schools a ballot on the question whether grant–maintained status should be sought for those schools as a group has been held in accordance with regulation 6 within the period of 12 months ending with the date immediately preceding the last resolution date unless the Secretary of State gives consent in writing for a new ballot to be held.
5
In this regulation “the last resolution date” means the latest date on which a governing body of a participating school passes the resolution referred to in paragraph (1) above.
Initiating procedure for schools to acquire grant–maintained status by joining an existing group
4
1
Where the governing body of a school which is eligible for grant–maintained status (not being a hospital special school) decide by a resolution passed at a meeting of that body–
i
to seek the consent of the governing body of a group to become a member of that group and, following such consent,
ii
to hold a ballot of parents on the question of whether grant–maintained status as an additional member of that group should be sought,
the governing body of that school shall within 14 days of the passing of that resolution give notice to the governing body of that group in writing of the terms of the resolution and seek the consent of the governing body of that group within 42 days of receipt of the notice.
2
Where the governing body of a hospital special school which is eligible for grant– maintained status decide by a resolution passed at a meeting of that body to seek the consent of the governing body to become a member of that group they shall within 14 days of the passing of that resolution give notice to the governing body of the group in writing of the terms of the resolution and seek their consent within 42 days of receipt of the notice.
3
The governing body of the group shall decide by a resolution passed at a meeting of that body within that period whether or not to consent to that school joining the group.
4
If the resolution referred to in paragraph (3) is in favour of the school joining the group the governing body of the group shall give notice to the governing body of the school forthwith.
5
The governing body of the school (not being a hospital special school) shall secure that a ballot is held in accordance with regulation 6 within the period of 10 weeks beginning with the date of the resolution of the governing body of the group referred to in paragraph (3) above.
6
The governing body of the school shall give notice in writing that the ballot is to be held (or, in the case of a hospital special school notice in writing of their decision) to the local education authority and, where a participating school is a voluntary school, to any person holding property on trust for the purposes of that school.
7
Notice under paragraph (6) above must be given within the period of five days beginning with the date on which the governing body of the school were notified of the resolution of the governing body of the group under paragraph (4) above, but in determining that period no account shall be taken of–
a
Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday and Christmas Day; or
b
any day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales.
8
This regulation does not apply if a ballot on the question whether grant–maintained status should be sought for the school as a member of the group has been held in accordance with regulation 6 within the period of 12 months ending with the date immediately preceding the date of the resolution of the governing body of the group referred to in paragraph (3) above unless the Secretary of State gives consent in writing for a new ballot to be held.
Information
5
1
Where any registered parent of a registered pupil at a balloting school so requests in connection with the holding of a ballot under these Regulations, the governing body of that school shall–
a
make available to the parent for inspection (at all reasonable times and free of charge) at the school a list containing the name and address of every registered pupil at that school; and
b
supply the parent with a copy of the list.
2
A governing body shall not disclose to a parent under paragraph (1) above the name and address of any person who has requested the governing body in writing not to disclose that information under that paragraph; and accordingly the name and address of that person shall be excluded from the list there mentioned.
3
A governing body who in pursuance of paragraph (1) above supply copies of the list there mentioned may charge such fee as they think fit (not exceeding the cost of supply) in respect of each copy so supplied.
4
In this regulation “balloting school” means a participating school under regulation 3(1) (other than a hospital special school), and a school whose governing body is under a duty to secure that a ballot is held by virtue of regulation 4 or 31.
Ballot of parents
6
1
Where the governing body of a school are under a duty by virtue of these Regulations to secure that a ballot is held they shall secure that all necessary arrangements for the ballot are made by such body as may for the time being be prescribed by regulations made under section 28(1) of the 1993 Act .
2
The arrangements shall provide for a secret postal ballot.
3
The governing body shall secure that the body referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that every person who is eligible to vote in the ballot is–
a
given the information in Part I or Part II of Schedule 1 to these Regulations;
b
informed that he is entitled to vote in the ballot; and
c
given an opportunity to do so.
4
The governing body shall make available to every person employed to work at the school for inspection (at all reasonable times and free of charge) at the school a document containing the information required by paragraph (3)(a) above to be given to persons eligible to vote in the ballot.
5
In determining the arrangements they require to be made by the body referred to in paragraph (1) above the governing body shall take into account any guidance given by the Secretary of State under section 28(5) of the 1993 Act and any guidance given by the Secretary of State from time to time as to arrangements he considers appropriate for ballots held in accordance with this regulation.
6
Where the procedure has been initiated under regulation 3 or 4, the governing body may promote (otherwise than as part of the arrangements made for the ballot) the case for seeking grant–maintained status for the school both generally and as a member of a group and, in doing so, they shall take into account any guidance given by the Secretary of State under section 28(6) of the 1993 Act.
Eligibility
7
1
For the purposes of these Regulations a person is eligible to vote in a ballot held in respect of a school if he is a registered parent of a registered pupil at that school.
2
In paragraph (1) above “registered” means shown in the register kept under section 80 of the Education Act 1944 as that register has effect on the date immediately following the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the last resolution date as defined in regulation 3(5) of these Regulations, or, as the case may be, the resolution of the governing body of the group referred to in regulation 4(3).
Announcement of the results of the first ballots
8
Where the procedure is initiated under regulation 3, the results of the first ballots in the case of each participating school shall be published on the same date as soon as is practicable after all the results are available.
Second ballot
9
1
Where in any ballot held in accordance with these Regulations (other than one held by virtue of this regulation)–
a
the total number of votes cast by persons eligible to vote is less than 50% of the number of persons eligible to vote; or
b
the number of votes cast in favour is the same as the number of votes cast against;
the governing body shall secure that a second ballot is held within the period of 14 days beginning with the date immediately after that on which the result of the ballot is published.
2
In such a case–
a
the result of the first ballot shall be disregarded for the purposes of these Regulations;
b
regulation 6 shall apply save that–
i
paragraph (3)(a) thereof shall be omitted,
ii
paragraph (4) thereof shall be read as if the information there referred to were the information given for the purposes of the first ballot.
3
This regulation shall not apply in respect of any participating school if in the case of each of the other participating schools–
a
the number of votes cast against was more than the number cast in favour; and
b
the total number of votes cast by persons eligible to vote is 50% or more of the number of persons eligible to vote.
Voiding ballots
10
Section 31 of the 1993 Act (power to declare ballot void for irregularity) shall apply to ballots held under regulation 6 as if–
a
the references to sections 28 and 30 in subsection (1)(a) and (1)(c) were to regulations 6 and 9 respectively,
b
in subsection 1(b) the words after “section 28” were omitted and there were substituted “of the 1993 Act and regulation 6”, and
c
the reference to section 29(1) in subsection (3) were to regulation 7(1).
Agreement between some participating schools to propose grant–maintained status as a group
11
1
This regulation applies where in the case of two or more (but not all) participating schools–
a
the results of the ballots held in accordance with these Regulations show in each case a simple majority of votes cast (by those eligible to vote in the ballot) in favour of seeking grant–maintained status as a group with the other participating schools; or
b
in the case of a hospital special school the governing body have passed a resolution in favour of seeking grant–maintained status as a member of a group with the other participating schools.
2
The governing body of a participating school where there is in respect of that school a favourable vote or resolution as described in paragraph (1) may decide by resolution passed at a meeting of that body to seek grant–maintained status for their school with all or any of those other participating schools in respect of which there was a favourable vote as described in paragraph (1).
3
Where the governing bodies of any such participating schools similarly so decide and agree to seek grant–maintained status for their school those governing bodies shall before the end of the period of four months beginning with the date referred to in paragraph (4) below publish proposals under regulation 12.
4
The date referred to is the date of publication of the latest of the ballots or, in the case of a hospital special school, the latest resolution in respect of all the participating schools (whether or not the governing body have passed a resolution in accordance with paragraph (2) above).
Publication of proposals
12
1
Paragraph (2) of this regulation applies where–
a
i
the results of ballots held in accordance with regulation 6 show a simple majority of votes cast (by persons eligible to vote in the ballot) in the case of each participating school in favour of seeking grant–maintained status with the other participating schools as a group; or
ii
where a participating school is a hospital special school, the governing body in each case have passed a resolution in favour of seeking grant–maintained status with the other participating schools as a group;
b
the result of a ballot held in accordance with regulation 6 following a resolution referred to in regulation 4(1) shows a simple majority of votes cast (by persons eligible to vote in the ballot) in favour of seeking grant–maintained status for the school by joining an existing group;
c
the governing body of a hospital special school have passed a resolution in favour of seeking grant–maintained status for the school as an additional member of an existing group and the governing body of that group has passed a resolution in accordance with regulation 4(3); or
d
the circumstances described in regulation 11(3) apply.
2
Before the end of the period of four months beginning with (as the case may be)–
a
the date of publication of the last of the ballots of the participating schools or, if later, the last of the resolutions referred to in paragraph (1)(a) above,
b
the date of publication of the result of the ballot referred to in paragraph (1)(b) above,
c
the resolution of the governing body of the group referred to in paragraph 1(c) above or,
d
the date referred to in regulation 11(4) above,
the governing bodies of the partcipating schools or, as the case may be, the governing body of the school which it is sought should join an existing group shall secure that–
i
proposals are published for acquisition of grant–maintained status for the school in accordance with provisions imposed by Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and
ii
any notice in respect of the proposals required by Schedule 2 is published.
3
References in these Regulations to proposals published under these Regulations, in any case where the Secretary of State has modified such proposals, are to the proposals as so modified.
4
For the purposes of these Regulations proposals published under these Regulations shall be regarded as pending in respect of a school until either the proposals are withdrawn or the Secretary of State makes his determination in respect of them.
Initiating procedure for a grant–maintained school to join a group
13
1
Where the governing body of a grant–maintained school decide by a resolution passed at a meeting of that body to seek the consent of the governing body of a group to become a member of that group they shall within 14 days of the passing of that resolution give notice to the governing body of that group in writing of the terms of the resolution and seek the consent of the governing body of that group within 42 days of receipt of the notice.
2
The governing body of a group which receives notice under paragraph (1) above shall within 42 days of receipt of the notice decide by a resolution passed at a meeting of that body whether or not to consent to the school joining the group.
3
If the resolution referred to in paragraph (2) above is in favour of the school joining the group the governing body of the group shall give notice to the governing body of the school forthwith.
4
If the governing body of the school within 28 days of being notified by the governing body of the group in accordance with paragraph (3) above pass a second resolution confirming the resolution referred to in paragraph (1) above, the governing body of the school shall publish proposals in accordance with Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
Initiating procedure for grant–maintained schools to form groups
14
Where–
a
each of the governing bodies of the participating grant–maintained schools decide by a resolution passed at a meeting of the governing body to form a group with the other participating grant–maintained schools and at a further meeting of the governing body held not less than 28 days following the first meeting pass a resolution to the same effect (“the second resolution”); and
b
the second resolutions in respect of all the participating grant–maintained schools are all passed within a period of 28 days of each other,
the governing bodies shall each be under a duty to secure that proposals and any notices are published in accordance with Schedule 2.
Initiating procedure for groups to merge
15
Where–
a
each of the governing bodies of the participating groups decide by a resolution passed at a meeting of the governing body to form a group with the other participating groups and at a further meeting of the governing body held not less than 28 days following the first meeting pass a resolution to the same effect (“the second resolution”), and
b
the second resolutions in respect of all the participating groups are all passed within a period of 28 days of each other,
the governing bodies shall each be under a duty to secure that proposals and any notices are published in accordance with Schedule 2.
Approval, withdrawal or rejection of proposals
16
1
Proposals required to be published under regulations 12 to 15 may not be withdrawn except with the consent of the Secretary of State and subject to such conditions as he may impose (which may, in particular, require further proposals to be published under these Regulations within such period as the Secretary of State may specify).
2
Subject to paragraph (5) the Secretary of State–
a
may reject any proposals referred to in paragraph (1);
b
where the schools in respect of which such proposals are made are eligible for grant–maintained status or have such status on the date of publication of the proposals, may approve them without modification or, after consultation with the existing governing bodies, approve them with such modifications as he thinks desirable.
3
Where the Secretary of State rejects any such proposals he may require the governing bodies or body to publish further proposals under these Regulations within such period as he may specify.
4
Where the Secretary of State imposes a requirement under paragraph (1) or (3) for the publication of further proposals regulation 12(2) and Schedule 2 to these Regulations shall apply as they apply in the case mentioned in regulation 12(1) but with the following modifications–
i
the four month period referred to in regulation 12(2) shall be taken to refer to the period specified by the Secretary of State for submission of the further proposals required; and
ii
the reference in paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to any ballot shall be taken to refer to the last ballot held in accordance with regulation 6 in relation to a then participating school before the requirement in question was imposed.
5
Where the Secretary of State modifies any proposals so as to exclude any of the schools from the proposals he may not approve them without the consent of the existing governing bodies of the schools to which the proposals as modified relate.
Incorporation
17
1
Where any proposals are approved under regulation 16 then–
a
the persons who immediately before the proposals are approved are named as initial governors; and
b
the existing headteachers of the proposed schools in the group or new group (except any that choose not to be governors ex officio) shall on that date be incorporated as the governing body of the group or new group under the name given in pursuance of paragraph 4(1)(g) of Schedule 2.
2
Where any proposals are approved under regulation 16 then, in relation to the period beginning with the incorporation date and ending immediately before the date of implementation of the proposals–
a
references in Part II of Chapter II of the 1993 Act and in these Regulations to the new governing body shall be taken to include a governing body incorporated under this regulation; and
b
any reference in any enactment or instrument or document to the governing body of a school or group, other than an express reference to the new governing body or the governing body incorporated under this regulation shall be read as a reference to the existing governing body of the school or group.
3
On the date of implementation of the proposals–
a
any local education authority whose duty it was immediately before that date to maintain any of the schools included in the proposals as a county, voluntary or special school shall cease to have that duty; and
b
any special agreement relating to any of the schools included in the proposals shall cease to have effect.
Exercise of powers before date of implementation of proposals
18
1
Section 35 of and Schedule 4 to the 1993 Act shall apply in relation to any new governing body incorporated by virtue of regulation 17 of these Regulations or any members of the body subject to the modification in paragraph (2) of this regulation.
2
Paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 4 shall apply in relation to hospital special schools with the substitution of the words “property other than land” for the words “land and other property”.
Expenses in connection with proposals for acquisition of grant–maintained status
19
Section 36 of the 1993 Act shall apply in relation to the exercise by a governing body of their functions–
a
under regulations 3 to 5 and 11;
b
in relation to any ballot of parents on the question whether a school should acquire grant–maintained status as a member of a group; and
c
in relation to any proposals in consequence of such a ballot until their implementation.
Transfer of property – schools which are not grant–maintained
20
1
Section 38 of the 1993 Act shall apply where, in relation to any school, proposals for acquisition of grant–maintained status as a member of a group are approved, as if–
a
the reference in subsection (1) to the governing body incorporated under Chapter II were to the governing body incorporated under these Regulations; and
b
the reference in the fourth line of subsection (4) to the first governors of the school were to the core governors of the group.
2
The properties rights and liabilities referred to in sections 38(1) of the 1993 Act shall be held or be treated as having been incurred by the new governing body on behalf of the school for whose purposes they were acquired or incurred and accordingly–
a
any property and rights shall be held for the benefit of that school; and
b
any liabilities shall be met out of capital or income which is held on behalf of or is attributable to that school.
3
Section 38 of the 1993 Act is subject to the modification that subsection (1) shall not apply in the case of a hospital special school to any land used or held by the local education authority or by the existing governing body for the school.
Transfer of staff – schools which are not grant–maintained
21
Section 39 of the 1993 Act applies in relation to any school where proposals for acquisition of grant–maintained status as a member of a group are approved as if–
a
the reference in subsections (1)(b)(i) to “the school” were to one or more schools named in the proposals;
b
references to the grant–maintained school were to the group.
Transfer of property and staff: grant–maintained schools
22
1
This regulation applies where in relation to any school, proposals are approved for–
a
two or more grant–maintained schools to form a group; or
b
a grant–maintained school to join an existing group; or
c
the schools in two or more existing groups to become one group.
2
The property rights and liabilities of the existing governing body or governing bodies shall on the date of implementation of the proposals be transferred to and by virtue of these Regulations vest in the new governing body incorporated under these Regulations.
3
The properties rights and liabilities referred to in subsection (2) above shall be held or be treated as having been incurred by the new governing body on behalf of the school for whose purposes they were acquired or incurred and accordingly–
a
any property and rights shall be held for the benefit of that school; and
b
any liabilities shall be met out of capital or income which is held on behalf of or is attributable to that school.
4
Without prejudice to paragraphs (2) and (3) above a contract of employment between the governing body of any grant–maintained school or the governing body of any group named in the proposals and any person shall have effect from the date of implementation of the proposals as if made between that person and the new governing body of the group.
5
This regulation is without prejudice to any right of an employee to terminate his contract of employment if a substantial change is made to his detriment in his working conditions, but no such right shall arise by reason only of the change of employer effected by paragraph (4) above.
“Pending procedure”
23
1
For the purposes of Chapter III of Part II of the 1993 Act and for the purposes of these Regulations the procedure for acquisition of grant–maintained status as a member of a group is pending in relation to a school when it has been initiated in relation to the school on any occasion and not terminated (as initiated on that occasion).
2
For these purposes, the procedure is to be regarded as initiated in relation to a school–
a
on any occasion on receipt by the local education authority of notice of a meeting of the governing body at which a motion under regulation 3 or 4 for a resolution to hold a ballot of parents on the question whether grant–maintained status should be sought for their school as a member of a group is to be considered; or
b
on any occasion on receipt by the local education authority of notice of a meeting of the governing body of a hospital special school at which a motion under regulation 3 or 4 for a resolution to apply for the school to acquire grant– maintained status as a member of a group is to be considered.
3
For these purposes, that procedure, as initiated on any occasion, is to be regarded as terminated in respect of the school or the participating schools as the case may be–
a
when initiated as mentioned in paragraph (2) above if–
i
the meeting is not held;
ii
the meeting is held but the motion is not moved, or, though the motion is moved, the resolution is not passed;
iii
the resolution is passed but one of the governing bodies of the participating schools fails to pass a similar resolution within the period referred to in regulation 3;
iv
the resolution is passed, but the result of the ballot to which regulation 3 or 4 relate does not show a majority in favour of seeking grant–maintained status for the school as a member of a group;
v
where a school is proposing to seek grant–maintained status as a member of an existing group and the governing body of that group have refused their consent to the school joining the group;
vi
the result of the ballot or, in the case of a hospital special school, the resolution, in the case of all the other participating schools does not show a majority in favour of seeking grant–maintained status for any of those other participating schools; or
vii
the result of the ballot or, in the case of a hospital special school, the resolution in the case of one or more other participating schools (but not all of them) shows a majority in favour of seeking grant–maintained status for the school and the period referred to in regulation 11 has passed without the school acting in accordance with regulation 11(3);
b
if proposals are required to be published under regulation 12, or any proposals required in substitution for those proposals, are rejected by the Secretary of State or withdrawn, or
c
on the date of implementation of the proposals.
4
Where regulation 9 applies in the case of such a ballot, the reference in paragraph (3) above to the result of that ballot shall be read as a reference to the result of the second ballot required by that regulation.
5
The reference in sub–paragraph (3)(b) above to proposals required in substitution for any proposals (“the original proposals”) required to be published by reference to the result of a ballot is to any proposals required to be published by virtue of paragraph (1) or (3) of regulation 16 on withdrawal or (as the case may be) rejection of–
a
the original proposals; or
b
any further proposals required to be published by virtue of paragraph (1) or (3) of regulation 16 without a further ballot.
6
Proposals published under regulation 12 shall not be treated for the purpose of sub–paragraph (3)(b) above as rejected in any case where the Secretary of State imposes a requirement under regulation 16(3) or as withdrawn in any case where he imposes a requirement under regulation 16(1) for the publication of further proposals.
PART III
GOVERNMENT OF GROUPS AND PROPOSED GROUPS
Application of Schedule 5 to the 1993 Act (Governing Bodies)
24
Schedule 5 to the 1993 Act shall apply in relation to a group as it applies in relation to a grant–maintained school with the following modifications:
a
paragraph 3 shall not apply;
b
for paragraph 6(1) there is substituted:
“Subject to paragraph 10 below, and except where sub–paragraph (4) or (5) below applies, core governors are to hold office for such term (not being less than five nor more than seven years) as may be specified in the instrument.”;
c
paragraph 6(2) shall be omitted;
d
for paragraph 6(3) there is substituted:
“The initial instrument of government must provide, except where sub– paragraph (4) or (5) below applies, for such a governor to hold office for such term as was specified in the proposals for a group or new group as the proposed term of office for such a governor.”;
e
for paragraph 6(4) there is substituted:
“Any additional core governor appointed in pursuance of provisions made in the instrument by virtue of section 124 of this Act is to hold office for such term (not being more than five years) as may be specified in the terms of the governor’s appointment.”;
f
or paragraph 6(5) there is substituted:
“Any core governor appointed in pursuance of provision made in the instrument by virtue of section 123 of this Act is to hold office for such term (not being less than five nor more than seven years) as may be specified in the terms of his appointment.”;
g
for paragraph 9 there is substituted:
“The instrument for a group must provide that any externally appointed core governors may be removed from office by the person or persons who appointed them.”;
h
for paragraph 10 there is substituted:
1
The instrument for a group must, until every initial governor has ceased to hold office, make the provision required by sub–paragraphs (2) and (3) below.
2
a
An initial governor of an elected category who was a governor of that category on the governing body of the group immediately before the incorporation date shall hold office for the remainder of his term of office on the former governing body, and
b
an initial governor of an elected category who was elected under regulation 26 or elected or nominated under regulation 29 to hold office as such shall hold office for a term of four years.
3
An initial core governor shall hold office for such term (not being less than five nor more than seven years) beginning with the incorporation date as may be specified in his proposed term of office in the proposals for a group or new group.
;
i
in paragraph 12 for “Chapter V” there is substituted “Chapter IX ”.
Application of Schedule 6 to the 1993 Act (Articles of Government)
25
1
Subject to paragraph (2) below, Schedule 6 to the 1993 Act shall apply to a grant–maintained school in a group as it applies to a grant–maintained school which is not in a group.
2
When the school is a grant–maintained special school Schedule 6 to the 1993 Act shall apply as modified by any regulations in relation to such schools .
Determination of initial teacher and parent governors
26
1
Where proposals are required to be published under regulation 12, 14 or 15 in respect of schools forming a new group or groups merging paragraphs (2) to (9) of this regulation apply for the purpose of determining the persons who are to be named in the proposals as proposed initial governors of any elected category.
2
The existing governing bodies of the schools to be named in the proposals (not being hospital special schools) shall each be under a duty to secure that–
a
the number of parent governors specified or to be specified in the proposals are elected by a single electorate consisting of registered parents of registered pupils at those schools (each such parent having the same number of votes); and
b
the number of teacher governors specified or to be specified in the proposals are elected by a single electorate consisting of teachers at those schools (each such teacher having the same number of votes).
3
The duty under paragraph (2) above shall be performed as soon as possible after it is known which schools are to be included in the proposals for the group.
4
It shall be for the governing bodies of the schools to determine any question whether a person is a registered parent of a registered pupil or whether a person is a teacher at the school in question.
5
Subject to the provisions of this regulation, it shall be for the governing bodies to make all necessary arrangements for, and to determine all other matters relating to, any such election.
6
The powers conferred by paragraph (5) above include power to make provision as to qualifying dates but does not include power to impose any requirement as to the minimum number of votes required to be cast for a candidate to be elected.
7
An election of parent or teacher governors which is contested must be held by secret ballot and the information supplied to those entitled to vote shall include the following–
a
in the case of candidates for teacher governor the school at which the teacher teaches and a statement to the effect that teacher governors have the same obligations in respect of all the schools in the group,
b
in the case of parent governors the school with which the parent is most closely associated by virtue of his child’s attendance at the school and a statement to the effect that parent governors have the same obligations in respect of all the schools in the group.
8
The arrangements made under paragraph (5) above shall, in the case of an election of a parent governor, provide for every person who is entitled to vote to have an opportunity to do so by post or, if he so prefers, by having his ballot paper returned to one of the schools to be named in the proposals by a registered pupil at that school.
9
Where the schools named or to be named in the proposals are all hospital special schools the parent governors to be named in the proposals shall be selected jointly by the existing governing bodies and, if they fail to agree on the selection, it shall be made by the Secretary of State or in accordance with directions given by him.
10
Where proposals are required to be published under regulation 12 or 13 in respect of a school joining an existing group, the teacher and parent governors on the governing body of the existing group shall be named, respectively, as the initial teacher and parent governors in the proposals.
Determination of initial core governors
27
1
Subject to the provisions of this regulation the initial core governors shall be selected by the persons and in the manner specified or to be specified in the proposals for the appointment of core governors.
2
Where proposals are required to be published under regulation 12 in respect of a group which is to include a school or schools which are county schools or maintained special schools the existing governing body of each such school shall each select one person to be an initial core governor.
3
Where proposals are required to be published under regulation 14 and the schools named in the proposals include a school which was–
a
a county school immediately before becoming grant–maintained, or
b
a school established in pursuance of proposals published under section 48 of the 1993 Act, or
c
a maintained special school,
the existing governing body of each group shall select one core governor.
4
Where proposals are required to be published under regulation 15 and the schools named in the proposals include a school which was–
a
a county school immediately before becoming grant–maintained, or
b
a school established in pursuance of proposals published under section 48 of the 1993 Act, or
c
a maintained special school,
the existing governing body of each group shall select a number of core governors corresponding to the number of such schools in their group, if any.
5
Where proposals are required to be published under regulation 12(1)(b) or regulation 13 and the schools named in the proposals include a school which was or is–
a
a county school, or
b
a county school immediately before becoming grant–maintained, or
c
a school established in pursuance of proposals published under section 48 of the 1993 Act, or
d
a maintained special school, or
e
a grant–maintained special school – then in such a case:
i
the governing body of the school which it is proposed should join the group or, if such is a voluntary or foundation school, the person or persons named in the instrument of government as being entitled to appoint foundation governors, shall select one person to be an initial core governor on the governing body of the new group, and
ii
the existing governing body of the group shall select any other core governors.
6
The existing governing bodies of the schools named in the proposals shall in the cases referred to in paragraphs (2) to (4) above select any other core governors, who are not, under the proposals, to be externally appointed.
7
The duties under paragraphs (1) to (6) shall be performed, if possible, before the date of publication of the proposals and, otherwise as soon as possible after that date.
8
Any person selected under paragraphs (1) to (6) above shall, if possible, be named in the proposals as published as a proposed core governor.
9
Where any selection under this regulation falls to be made by two or more persons, it shall be made by those persons acting jointly, and if they fail to agree on the selection, it shall be made by the Secretary of State or in accordance with directions given by him.
10
Before selecting, or giving any direction as to the selection of, an initial core governor in a case where religious education in accordance with the tenets of a particular religion or religious denomination is given to pupils at the school in pursuance of section 27 or 28 of the Education Act 1944 (religious education at voluntary schools), the Secretary of State shall consult the persons appearing to him to be the appropriate authority of the religion or denomination concerned.
Notice of selection of core governors not named in proposals
28
1
In the case of any person selected in accordance with regulation 27 who is not named in the proposals as published, the existing governing bodies shall be under a duty to secure that–
a
the Secretary of State is given notice in writing of the relevant particulars in respect of the person selected before such date as may be specified in directions given by the Secretary of State; and
b
notice of his selection is published in the case of each school named in the proposals–
i
by being posted at or near the main entrance to each school, or (if there is more than one main entrance) all of them, or in the case of a hospital special school, posted in at least one conspicuous place within the hospital;
ii
by being posted in the same place within the area served by each school as that in which the proposals for acquisition of grant–maintained status for the school as a member of a group as published were posted in accordance with paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to these Regulations, and
iii
by being made available for inspection at all reasonable times at the same place as that at which those proposals as published were made available for inspection in accordance with paragraph 1(1)(c) of that Schedule.
2
A notice of the kind referred to in paragraph (1) above shall be published within seven days beginning with the date of the relevant selection.
3
Where the Secretary of State is notified of any particulars under paragraph (1) above he shall modify the proposals by including in them the particulars notified to him.
Replacement of proposed initial parent and teacher governors before incorporation
29
1
Paragraphs (2) to (6) of this regulation apply where proposals published under regulation 12, 14 or 15 are pending in respect of schools forming a new group or groups merging.
2
If a person named in the proposals as a proposed governor of an elected category who was elected under regulation 26 or this regulation–
a
dies;
b
becomes prospectively disqualified for holding office as such a governor on the proposed governing body; or
c
notifies the governing body that he is no longer willing to serve on the proposed governing body,
then, subject to paragraph 3, the governing bodies of the schools named in the proposals shall secure that a person is elected to hold office on the proposed governing body in his place.
3
Where in a case to which paragraph (2) applies the Secretary of State is satisfied that it would not be reasonably practicable to hold an election in accordance with that paragraph in the time available, he shall modify the proposals by including in them (in substitution, where appropriate, for any particulars they supersede) the relevant particulars in respect of a person nominated by the existing governing bodies of the schools named in the proposals.
4
If a person named in the proposals as a proposed governor of an elected category who was nominated by the existing governing body under this regulation–
a
dies;
b
becomes prospectively disqualified for holding office as such a governor on the proposed governing body; or
c
notifies the governing body that he is no longer willing to serve on the proposed governing body,
the Secretary of State shall modify the proposals by including in them (in substitution, where appropriate, for any particulars they supersede), the relevant particulars in respect of a person nominated by the existing governing bodies of the schools named in the proposals.
5
References in this regulation to a person named in the proposals include any person required to be so named.
6
The existing governing bodies of the schools named in the proposals shall secure that–
a
the Secretary of State is given notice in writing of the occurrence of any event within paragraph (2) or (4) above;
b
any nomination required for the purpose of this regulation is made;
c
notice is given in writing to the Secretary of State of the relevant particulars in respect of any person nominated under this regulation.
7
Where any proposals under regulation 12 or 13 for a school to join a group are pending, the governing body of the existing group shall notify the Secretary of State in writing of any change in the composition of an elected category on that body and of any relevant particulars in relation thereto and the Secretary of State shall modify the proposals accordingly.
Replacement of initial core governors before incorporation
30
1
Where proposals published under regulations 12 to 15 are pending and a person selected to be a core governor–
a
dies;
b
becomes prospectively disqualified for holding office as such a governor on the proposed governing body; or
c
notifies the governing body that he is no longer willing to serve on the proposed governing body,
the Secretary of State shall modify the proposals by including in them (in substitution, where appropriate, for any particulars they supersede) the relevant particulars in respect of a person nominated in substitution for that person by the person or persons entitled to select that person.
2
The existing governing bodies of the participating schools shall secure that–
a
notice is given to the Secretary of State in writing of the occurrence of any event within paragraph (1) above;
b
any nomination is made for the purposes of this regulation, and
c
written notification of the relevant particulars in respect of any person nominated under this regulation.
PART IV
PROCEDURE FOR A SCHOOL TO LEAVE A GROUP
Initiating procedure for leaving a group
31
1
This regulation applies where the governing body of a group receive a written request to hold a ballot of parents on the question whether a school (not being a hospital special school) should seek to leave that group.
2
A request under paragraph (1) must be signed (or otherwise endorsed in such manner as the governing body may require) by a number of registered parents of registered pupils at the school equal to at least 20% of the number of registered pupils at the school; and in this sub–paragraph “registered” means shown in the register kept under section 80 of the Education Act 1944 as that register has effect on the date on which the request is received.
3
The governing body shall–
a
secure that the ballot is held in accordance with regulation 6 within the period of 10 weeks beginning with the date on which the request was received, and
b
if the school is a foundation school give notice that the ballot is to be held to any person holding property on trust for the purposes of the school.
4
Notice under paragraph 3(b) must be given within the period of 5 days beginning with the date on which the request was received; but in determining that period no account shall be taken of–
a
Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, and Christmas Day or
b
any day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales.
5
Paragraph (3) does not apply if in the case of the school in question a ballot has been held on the question whether the school should leave the group of which it is a member within the period of 12 months ending with the date immediately preceding the date on which the request is received, unless the Secretary of State gives consent in writing for a new ballot to be held.
6
A request under paragraph (1) shall be taken to have been received by a governing body if given or sent to the chairman of the governing body or to the clerk of the governing body.
7
Section 27 of the 1993 Act (information to parents of registered pupils) shall apply if a request is made by a parent of a registered pupil at a school in connection with any proposal that a ballot should be held under this regulation in respect of that school.
8
Section 28 of the 1993 Act shall apply in relation to the duty to hold any ballot under this regulation as if the reference in subsection (3)(a) to the prescribed information were to the information contained in Part II of Schedule 1 to these Regulations and the reference in subsection (6) were to the case for the school leaving the group and becoming a grant–maintained school outside the group.
9
Section 29 of the 1993 Act applies as if the reference to the relevant resolution or request were to a request under paragraph (1) above.
10
Sections 30 and 31 of the 1993 Act shall apply to any ballot held under this regulation.
Procedure for hospital special school to leave a group
32
Where the governing body of a group decide by a resolution passed at a meeting of the governing body that a hospital special school should leave the group and at a further meeting of the governing body held not less than 28 days following the first meeting pass a resolution to the same effect they shall publish proposals in accordance with regulation 33 below.
Publication of proposals for leaving a group
33
1
Paragraph (2) applies where the result of a ballot held in accordance with regulation 6 shows a simple majority of votes cast (by persons eligible to vote in the ballot) in favour of a school leaving a group, or where a second resolution has been passed in accordance with regulation 32.
2
Before the end of the period of four months beginning with the date on which the result of the ballot is determined or, as the case may be, the second resolution is passed in accordance with regulation 32 the governing body of the group shall–
a
publish proposals for the school to continue as a grant–maintained school outside the group in accordance with Part I of Schedule 3 to the 1993 Act with the modifications referred to in paragraph (5) below,
b
publish any notice in respect of the proposals for the time being required by any such provision, and
c
submit to the Secretary of State a copy of the published proposals.
3
The duty under paragraph (2) above also applies in respect of a school in the group where that school would otherwise be the only school in the group in respect of which no proposals to leave the group are published.
4
In these Regulations references to proposals published under this regulation include references to any proposals which have been modified by the Secretary of State.
5
The modifications to Schedule 3 to the 1993 Act are–
a
for paragraph 1(3)(c) there is substituted:
c
state that, if the proposals are approved, the school will cease to be a member of the group of schools named in the proposals.
;
b
for paragraph 2(1)(b) there is substituted:
b
state whether the school was a county, controlled, aided, maintained special or special agreement school immediately before it became grant– maintained, or, if established as a grant–maintained school, by whom it was established.
;
c
in paragraph 3(b) add at the end the words “outside the group”;
d
for paragraph 5(b) there is substituted:
b
any person holding property on trust for the purpose of any school in the group.
.
Approval of proposals for leaving a group
34
1
Proposals published under regulation 33 may not be withdrawn except with the consent of the Secretary of State and subject to such conditions as he may impose (which may, in particular, require further proposals to be published under that regulation within such period as the Secretary of State may specify).
2
The Secretary of State–
a
may reject any proposals published under regulation 33; or
b
may approve them without any modification or, after consulting with the existing governing body, approve them with such modification as he thinks fit.
Incorporation of governing body of a school leaving a group
35
1
Subsections (1) and (2) of section 34 of the 1993 Act shall apply in relation to proposals approved under regulation 34 as they apply to proposals approved under section 33 of that Act.
2
On the date of implementation of the proposals the governing body of the group shall cease to be the governing body of the school.
Incorporation of governing body of remaining group
36
1
Where any proposals are approved under regulation 34, then on the date of their implementation, (except where such proposals, as approved, are for all the schools in the group to leave the group)–
a
the persons who, immediately before that date are on the existing governing body excluding any person to whom paragraph (2) applies,
b
the existing head teachers of the group (as governors ex officio), unless any choose not to be, and
c
any other person named in the proposals as a member of the new governing body of the group,
shall on that date be incorporated as the new govening body of the group under the name given in pursuance of paragraph 4(1)(g) of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
2
This paragraph applies to any person on the existing governing body who–
a
is an externally appointed core governor in respect of the departing school;
b
has given notice of his intention to resign from the governing body of the group on the implementation of the proposals, or
c
has not been selected in the circumstances described in paragraph (2) of regulation 44.
3
On the date of implementation of the proposals the existing governing body shall be dissolved.
Exercise of powers before proposed date of implementation
37
Paragraphs 1 to 6 of Schedule 4 to the 1993 Act shall apply in relation to the exercise of powers by the new governing body of the departing school or any members of that body in relation to any schools where proposals are approved under regulation 33.
Transfer of property
38
1
Where in relation to any school, proposals for leaving a group are approved the property, rights and liabilities mentioned in paragraph (2) below of the governing body of the group shall on the date of implementation of the proposals be transferred and by virtue of these Regulations vest in the new governing body of the school incorporated under these Regulations.
2
The property, rights and liabilities referred to in subsection (1) above are–
a
all land or property, which, immediately before the date of implementation of the proposals, was property used or held by the existing governing body for the purposes of the school, and
b
all rights and liabilities subsisting immediately before the date of implementa– tion of the proposals which were acquired or incurred by the existing governing body for those purposes.
3
For the purposes of this regulation, any interest in a dwelling–house which, immediately before the date of implementation of the proposals, is used or held for occupation by a person employed to work at the school shall be treated as an interest used or held for the purposes of the school.
4
This regulation is subject to section 198 of the Education Reform Act 1988 and Schedule 10 to that Act and references in that Schedule as applied by this regulation to the transfer date are to the date of implementation of the proposals.
5
Any property, rights and liabilities of the existing governing body not passing under the preceding paragraphs of these Regulations shall, on the date of implementa– tion of the proposals, vest in the new governing body of the group.
6
If as a result of the implementation of the proposals, there remains no schools in the group, any properties, rights and liabilities of the existing governing body not passing under paragraphs (1) to (4) above shall pass to all or any of the new governing bodies of the schools in the group immediately before the implementation of the proposals (“the new governing bodies”)–
a
in accordance with any agreement between all the new governing bodies, or
b
in default of such agreement, in accordance with the direction of the Secretary of State,
and pending such agreement or direction shall pass to all the new governing bodies to be held jointly.
Transfer of staff in respect of a school leaving a group
39
1
This regulation applies to any school in respect of which proposals for that school to leave a group have been approved and, subject to paragraph (3) below, applies to any person who immediately before the date of implementation of the proposals–
a
is employed by the existing governing body to work solely at the school, or
b
is employed by the existing governing body to work at the school and is designated for the purposes of this regulation by an order made by the Secretary of State.
2
A person employed by the existing governing body in connection with the provision of meals shall not be regarded for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) above as employed to work solely at a school unless the meals are provided solely for consumption by persons at the school.
3
This regulation does not apply to–
a
any person employed as mentioned in paragraph (1) above whose contract of employment terminated on the day immediately preceding the date of implementation of the proposals, or
b
any person employed as mentioned in paragraph (1) above who before that date–
i
has been appointed or assigned by the existing governing body to work solely at another school as from that date, or
ii
has been withdrawn from work at the school with effect as from that date.
4
A person who before the date of implementation of the proposals has been appointed or assigned by the existing governing body to work at the school as from that date shall be treated for the purposes of this regulation as if he had been employed by that body immediately before that date to do such work at the school as he would have been required to do on or after that date under his contract of employment with the existing governing body.
5
The contract of employment between a person to whom this regulation applies and the existing governing body shall have effect from the date of implementation of the proposals as if originally made between him and the governing body of the school.
6
Without prejudice to paragraph (5) above–
a
all the existing governing bodies' rights, powers, duties and liabilities under or in connection with the contract of employment shall be transferred to the governing body of the school on the date of implementation of the proposals;
b
anything done before that date by or in relation to the existing governing body shall be deemed from that date to have been done by or in relation to that governing body.
7
This regulation is without prejudice to any right of an employee to terminate his contract of employment if a substantial change is made to his detriment in his working conditions, but no such rights shall arise by reason only of the change in employer effected by these Regulations.
8
An order under this regulation may designate a person either individually or as a member of a class or description of employees and shall be made in the same way as an order made under section 39(1)(b)(ii) of the 1993 Act .
Transfer of staff to new governing body of group
40
1
Subject to regulation 39, a contract of employment between any person and the existing governing body of the group shall have effect from the date of implementation of the proposals as if originally made between him and the new governing body of the group.
2
This regulation is without prejudice to any right of an employee to terminate his contract of employment if a substantial change is made to his detriment in his working conditions, but no such rights shall arise by reason only of the change in employer effected by these Regulations.
Determination of initial parent and teacher governors of a school leaving a group
41
1
Where proposals are required to be published under regulation 32 this regulation applies for the purpose of determining the persons who are to be named in the proposals as proposed initial governors of any elected category in respect of the departing school.
2
Any person who on the date of publication of the proposals is an eligible governor of an elected category on the existing governing body shall be named in the proposals as published as a proposed initial governor of that category.
3
If the number of governors of any elected category to be named in the proposals in accordance with paragraph (2) is less than the number to be specified in the proposals the existing governing body shall secure that the remainder are elected by registered parents of registered pupils at the school or, as the case may be, by teachers at the school.
4
The duty under paragraph (2) above shall be performed before the proposals are published or, as soon as possible thereafter.
5
It shall be for the governing body to determine any question as to whether a person is a registered parent of a registered pupil or whether a person is a teacher at the school.
6
Subject to the provisions of this regulation, it shall be for the governing body to make all necessary arrangements for, and to determine, all other matters relating to any such election.
7
The powers conferred by paragraph (6) above include power to make provision as to qualifying date but does not include power to impose any requirement as to the minimum number of votes required to be cast for a candidate to be elected.
8
An election of parent or teacher governors which is contested must be held by secret ballot.
9
The arrangements under paragraph (6) above shall, in the case of an election of a parent governor, provide for every person who is entitled to vote to have an opportunity to do so by post or, if he so prefers, by having his ballot paper returned to the school by a registered pupil at that school.
10
For the purposes of this regulation an eligible governor of an elected category means a person who–
a
was at the time of his most recent election or appointment a registered parent of a registered pupil at the departing school or is a teacher at that school,
b
is a governor of an elected category on the existing governing body whose term of office as a governor is due to end after the date of implementation of the proposals, and
c
has notified the existing governing body that he is willing to serve on the proposed governing body and has not withdrawn that notification.
Determination of initial governors in respect of a school leaving a group
42
1
Sections 73, 74 and 75 of the 1993 Act shall apply in relation to proposals required to be published under regulation 33 with the following modifications–
a
references to a county school shall be to a school which immediately before it acquired grant–maintained status was a county or a maintained special school or to a school established pursuant to proposals published under section 48 of the 1993 Act, and
b
references to a voluntary school shall be to a foundation school.
Notice to the Secretary of State of subsequent governors
43
Where an election or appointment required for determining a proposed initial governor of any category in respect of a departing school is held or made in respect of a person who is not named in the proposals published under regulation 33, the existing governing body shall give the Secretary of State notice in writing of the relevant particulars in respect of the person elected or appointed.
Determination of initial governors on the governing body of the new group
44
1
Any person who on the date of publication of proposals under regulation 33 is a governor on the existing governing body shall be named in the proposals as a governor on the governing body of the new group unless–
a
he is an externally appointed core governor in respect of the departing school,
b
he has notified the existing governing body that he will not be willing to serve on the new governing body of the group and has not withdrawn that notification, or
c
he is not selected in the circumstances described in paragraph (2) below.
2
If the number of parent governors or core governors on the existing governing body on the date of publication of the proposals (after deducting the relevant number of governors specified in items (a) and (b) in paragraph (1) above) exceeds the number of governors in that category specified in the proposals, the existing governing body shall select the number of governors required in that category from those on the governing body.
PART V
ALTERATION AND DISCONTINUANCE OF GRANT–MAINTAINED SPECIAL SCHOOLS IN GROUPS
Modification of the 1993 Act
45
1
Subsections (4) and (5)(b) and (c) of section 183 of the 1993 Act shall apply to the governing body of a group in relation to a grant–maintained special school in that group.
2
Section 183(6) and any regulations made thereunder and section 184 of the 1993 Act shall apply in relation to any prescribed alterations under section 183(4) to a grant–maintained special school in a group or to the discontinuance of such a school.
3
Subsections (2) to (6) of section 185 of the 1993 Act shall apply in relation to alterations to a grant–maintained special school in a group to the same extent as those subsections apply to a grant–maintained special school which is not in a group.
4
Subsections (7) and (8) of section 188 of the 1993 Act shall apply to a grant– maintained special school in a group as it applies to a grant–maintained special school which is not in a group.