The Education (School Government) Regulations 1987

Convening of meetings

19.—(1) Without prejudice to paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 2 to the 1986 Act, regulation 12(3) or any provision contained in the governing instrument, a meeting of the governing body of a school may be convened by the clerk thereto but he shall comply with any direction in the matter–

(a) given by the governing body at a previous meeting; or

(b) given by the chairman or, in his absence, the vice-chairman of the governing body, so far as such direction is not inconsistent with a direction given as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).

(2) Every member of the governing body of a school, a head teacher (if he is not a member of the governing body) and the chief education officer of the local education authority by whom the school is maintained shall be given, at least seven clear days before the date of a meeting,–

(a) written notice thereof, signed by the clerk; and

(b) a copy of the agenda for the meeting:

Provided that where the chairman or, in his absence, the vice-chairman, so directs on the ground that there are matters demanding urgent consideration, it shall be sufficient if the written notice convening a meeting, and the copy of the agenda therefor, are given within such shorter period as he specifies.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, written notice of a meeting and a copy of the agenda therefor may be given to a person by leaving it at, or sending it by post to, his usual place of residence.

(4) The convening of a meeting and the proceedings conducted thereat shall not be invalidated by reason of an individual not having received written notice of the meeting or a copy of the agenda therefor.

(5) For the purposes of paragraph (2) “head teacher” means any head teacher entitled, by virtue of regulation 11, to attend the meetings of the governing body.