Part VII Miscellaneous and general

Code of practice for local education authorities and maintained schools in Wales

127 Code of practice for securing effective relationships between LEAs and maintained schools F1in Wales.

(1)

The F2Assembly shall issue, and may from time to time revise, a code of practice containing such practical guidance as F3it thinks appropriate with a view to securing effective relationships between local education authorities F4in Wales and the schools maintained by them—

(a)

in relation to promoting high standards of education in such schools; and

F5(b)

in relation to the discharge of such functions as the Assembly may determine for the purposes of this paragraph which are functions exercisable by or on behalf of such authorities in relation to such schools.

(2)

In discharging their functions in relation to any maintained school F6or maintained nursery school F7in Wales, it shall be the duty of—

(a)

the local education authority,

(b)

the governing body, and

(c)

the head teacher,

to have regard to any relevant provisions of the code.

F8(3)

Subsections (1) and (2) of section 85 shall apply in relation to the code as they apply in relation to a code under section 84 relating to Wales.

(4)

The F9Assembly shall publish the code as for the time being in force.

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