PART 2STANDARDS

CHAPTER 1INTERVENTION IN CONDUCT OF MAINTAINED SCHOOLS

Intervention by a local authority

8Power of local authority to suspend right to delegated budget

(1)

This section applies if—

(a)

a local authority has the power to intervene in the conduct of a maintained school, and

(b)

the school has a delegated budget within the meaning of Part 2 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

(2)

The local authority may suspend the governing body's right to a delegated budget by giving the governing body notice of the suspension.

(3)

The suspension of the right to a delegated budget takes effect on receipt of the notice by the governing body.

(4)

If the local authority gives a notice suspending the right to a delegated budget, it must give a copy of the notice to the head teacher at the same time.

(5)

A suspension imposed under this section has effect for the purposes of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (financing of maintained schools) as if made under paragraph 1 of Schedule 15 to that Act (suspension of financial delegation).