Part IISchools maintained by local education authorities

Chapter VFinancial delegation to governing bodies of county, voluntary and maintained special schools

Suspension of financial delegation

118Review of suspension

1

The local education authority concerned shall review before the beginning of every financial year any suspension under section 117 which is for the time being in force.

2

For the purposes of the review the authority—

a

shall give the governing body and the head teacher of the school an opportunity of making representations with respect to the suspension, and

b

shall have regard to any representations made by the governing body or head teacher.

3

If on the review the authority consider it appropriate to do so, they shall revoke the suspension.

4

The authority shall give the governing body and the head teacher written notification of their decision on the review.

5

The revocation of a suspension on a review under this section shall take effect from the beginning of the financial year next following the review.