The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2007

PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 25th May 2007.

(2) These Regulations apply only in relation to England.

Revocation

2.  The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2004(1) are revoked.

Interpretation

3.—(1) In these Regulations—

“SSFA 1998” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(2);

“EA 2002” means the Education Act 2002;

“authority” means the local education authority by which a maintained school is, or a proposed school is to be, maintained;

“the Constitution Regulations” means the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2007(3);

“day” means school day as defined by section 579 of the Education Act 1996(4);

“the federation date” means the date on which governing bodies federate;

“governing body” means a governing body incorporated under section 19(1) of EA 2002 or these Regulations as appropriate;

“new school” has the same meaning as in the New Schools Regulations;

“the New Schools Regulations” means the School Governance (New Schools) (England) Regulations 2007(5);

“the Procedures Regulations” means the School Governance (Procedures) (England) Regulations 2003(6);

“qualifying foundation school” means a foundation or a foundation special school which has a foundation established otherwise than under SSFA 1998, and whose instrument of government, before the federation date, provided for the majority of governors to be foundation governors appointed by the foundation; and

“the Staffing Regulations” means the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2003(7).

(1)

S.I. 2004/2042 as amended by the School Governance (Constitution, Federations and New Schools) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1730).

(2)

1998 c.31.

(3)

SI 2007/957.

(4)

1996 c.56.

(5)

SI 2007/958.

(6)

SI 2003/1377 as amended by the School Governance (Constitution and Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003, the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/1963), the School Governance (Constitution, Procedures and New Schools) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004; and by the School Governance (Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/959).

(7)

SI 2003/1963 as amended by the School Staffing (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2725) and by the School Staffing (England) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/3197).