The School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2013

PART 6 Governors’ Allowances

Interpretation

27.  In this Part—

(a) “governing body” includes a temporary governing body constituted under section 34 of the EA 2002; and

(b) “governor” includes a member of a temporary governing body.

Schools with delegated budgets

28.—(1) The governing body of a maintained school which has a delegated budget(1) may determine to pay a member of that governing body or any associate member payments by way of allowance referred to in paragraph (2).

(2) Such payments by way of allowance are in respect of expenditure necessarily incurred for the purpose of enabling the governor or associate member to perform any duty, being either payments made under regulation 30, or payments at a rate determined by the governing body, and made on provision of a receipt for the relevant amount.

Schools without delegated budgets

29.—(1) The allowances referred to in paragraph (2) are prescribed as allowances which a local authority for a maintained school which does not have a delegated budget, may—

(a) pay to a governor of the school, in accordance with the provisions of a scheme made by the local authority for the purposes of section 519 of the EA 1996;

(b) pay to an associate member of the governing body of the school.

(2) Such payments by way of allowance are in respect of expenditure necessarily incurred for the purpose of enabling the governor or associate member, to perform any duty, being either payments made under regulation 30, or payments at a rate determined by the authority, and made on provision of a receipt for the relevant amount.

Travel payments for private vehicles

30.  Payments for travel expenses incurred through the use of private cars, pedal cycles and motorcycles must be at a rate not exceeding Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs’ Approved Mileage Rate(2) as published from time to time.

(1)

“Delegated budget” has the same meaning as at Part 2 of the 1998 Act.

(2)

HMRC’s Approved Mileage Rates are available at: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/rates/travel.htm