The Education (School Government) Regulations 1987

PART IV POWER OF LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY TO ACT WITHOUT CONSULTING GOVERNING BODY

Exclusion of pupils from school

28.  Where–

(a) a pupil has been excluded from a school in circumstances in which that pupil would, as a result of his exclusion from the school, lose an opportunity to take any public examination; and

(b) the local education authority concerned wish to consult the governing body of the school with a view to exercising, as a matter of urgency, any power vested in the authority (by virtue of section 24 or 25 of the 1986 Act) of directing the head teacher of the school to reinstate the pupil, but are unable to contact the chairman or vice-chairman of the governing body;

the authority may direct the head teacher to reinstate the pupil without consulting the governing body.

Appointment of teachers at certain schools

29.  Where, in the case of any county, controlled, special agreement or maintained special school, a local education authority–

(a) are minded to appoint a particular person in their employ to fill a teaching post at the school in accordance with the procedure laid down by virtue of section 38(4) of the 1986 Act, or in accordance with that procedure as applied in relation to new schools by paragraph 24(1) of Schedule 2 to that Act, (the authority having had regard to any specification provided by the governing body of the school under that procedure); and

(b) require (in accordance with that procedure) to consult the governing body of the school with a view to appointing that person to that post as a matter of urgency, but are unable to contact the chairman or vice-chairman of the governing body;

the authority may proceed with the appointment of that person to that post without consulting the governing body.