Part I Measures to raise standards of school education
Chapter IV Intervention in schools in Wales causing concern
Intervention by F1Assembly
18 Power of F2Assembly to appoint additional governors.
F3(1)
If at any time section 15 applies to a maintained school by virtue of either of the following provisions of that section, namely—
(a)
subsection (4)(school F4requiring significant improvement), or
(b)
subsection (6)(school requiring special measures),
F5the Assembly may appoint such number of additional governors as he thinks fit; and he may nominate one of those governors to be the chairman of the governing body in place of any person who has been elected as chairman of that body.
(2)
Before making any such appointment in relation to a voluntary aided school, F5the Assembly shall consult—
(a)
in the case of a Church of England school, a Church in Wales school or a Roman Catholic Church school, the appropriate diocesan authority; or
(b)
in any other case, the person who appoints the foundation governors.
(3)
A governor appointed under this section—
(a)
shall hold office as governor for such term, and
(b)
if nominated as chairman of the governing body, shall be chairman of that body for such period,
as F5the Assembly may determine.
(4)
(5)
In relation to any appointment made by F5the Assembly by virtue of subsection (1) to the governing body of a school, the instrument of government for the school shall have effect as if F6(despite anything in regulations under section 19 of the Education Act 2002) it provided for F5the Assembly to appoint such number of additional governors as he thinks fit.
(6)
Where F5the Assembly has exercised F7the Assembly's power under this section in relation to a school, then—
(a)
in any such case—
(i)
the local education authority may not exercise their power under paragraph 1 of Schedule 15 to suspend the governing body’s right to a delegated budget, and
(ii)
if they have already exercised that power or their power under section 17(1), F5the Assembly shall, if requested to do so by the governing body, revoke the suspension; and
(b)
(7)
The revocation of a suspension under subsection (6)(a) shall—
(a)
be notified to the local education authority in writing; and
(b)
take effect from such date as is specified in that notification.
F918A Power of F10Assembly to provide for governing body to consist of interim executive members
(1)
If at any time section 15 applies to a maintained school by virtue of either of the following provisions of that section, namely—
(a)
subsection (4)(school F11requiring significant improvement), or
(b)
subsection (6)(school requiring special measures),
the F10Assembly may give the governing body a notice in writing stating that, as from the date specified in the notice, the governing body are to be constituted in accordance with Schedule 1A (governing bodies consisting of interim executive members).
(2)
Before exercising the power conferred by subsection (1), the F10Assembly shall consult—
(a)
the local education authority,
(b)
the governing body of the school,
(c)
in the case of a foundation or voluntary school which is a Church of England school, a Church in Wales school or a Roman Catholic Church school, the appropriate diocesan authority, and
(d)
in the case of any other foundation or voluntary school, the person or persons by whom the foundation governors are appointed.
(3)
The F10Assembly is not obliged to consult the persons mentioned in subsection (2)(b), (c) and (d) if the local education authority have consulted them under subsection (4) of section 16A in relation to a proposed notice under subsection (1) of that section.
19 Power of F12Assembly to direct closure of school.
F13(1)
If at any time section 15 applies to a maintained school by virtue of subsection (6) of that section (school requiring special measures), the F12Assembly may give a direction to the local education authority requiring the school to be discontinued on a date specified in the direction.
(2)
Before giving a direction under subsection (1), the F12Assembly shall consult—
(a)
the local education authority and the governing body of the school;
(b)
in the case of a foundation or voluntary school which is a Church of England school, a Church in Wales school or a Roman Catholic Church school, the appropriate diocesan authority;
(c)
in the case of any other foundation or voluntary school, the person who appoints the foundation governors;
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(d)
such other persons as the F12Assembly considers appropriate.
(3)
On giving a direction under subsection (1) the F12Assembly shall give notice in writing of the direction to the governing body of the school and its head teacher.
(4)
Where the local education authority are given a direction under subsection (1), they shall discontinue the school in question on the date specified in the direction; and nothing in sections 29 to 33 shall apply to their discontinuance of the school under this section.
(5)
In this section any reference to the discontinuance of a maintained school is to the local education authority ceasing to maintain it.