Education (No. 2) Act 1986

PART IV Miscellaneous

Travelling and subsistence allowances etc.

27 Section 58 of this Act shall apply in relation to the members of temporary governing bodies as it applies in relation to the members of governing bodies of county, voluntary and maintained special schools.

Expenses of temporary governing bodies, etc.

28 Where a temporary governing body are constituted for a new school, the local education authority shall be under the same duty to defray the expenses incurred in relation to the temporary governing body, and the staff appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule, as they would be if the relevant proposal had been implemented and the temporary governing body were the governing body of the school.

Powers of Secretary of State

29 For the purposes of the following provisions of the 1944 Act-

(a) section 67(1) (determination of disputes);

(b) section 68 (prevention of unreasonable exercise of functions); and

(c) section 99(1) and (2) (default);

a temporary governing body shall be treated as if they were the governing body of the school in question.

Provision of information for temporary governing bodies

30 (1) Every local education authority shall secure that the temporary governing body of each of the new schools which will be maintained by them are, on being constituted, provided (free of charge) with such explanatory and other information as the authority consider is required to enable that body to discharge their functions effectively.

(2) Where a new school will be a county, controlled or maintained special school, the authority shall, in discharging their duty under sub-paragraph (1) above, inform the temporary governing body, in particular—

(a) of the number of members of any selection panel required by virtue of paragraph 23 or 25 above who are to be appointed by the authority and the number who are to be appointed by the temporary governing body ;

(b) where the authority intend to exercise the power conferred on them by paragraph 23(2) above, of their intention to do so;

(c) of the provision which is to apply in relation to the appointment of the deputy head teacher of the school;

(d) of the complement of staff for the school; and

(e) of the authority's proposals with regard to the appointment of staff for the school and the timing of appointments.

(3) Where a new school will be an aided school, the authority shall, in discharging their duty under sub-paragraph (1) above, inform the temporary governing body, in particular, of their proposals with regard to the appointment of staff for the school and the timing of appointments.