The Staffing of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2006

Advisory rights for appropriate diocesan authorities

23.—(1) This regulation applies to a voluntary aided or foundation school which is a Church of England, Church in Wales or Roman Catholic Church school.

(2) If the school is a voluntary aided school, the appropriate diocesan officer has the same advisory rights in relation to the appointment, engagement or dismissal of teachers at the school as are exercisable by the chief education officer in accordance with regulations 21 and 30(1) and (2).

(3) If the school is a foundation school, the governing body may agree with the appropriate diocesan authority to accord to the appropriate diocesan officer—

(a) with respect to all teachers at the school, or

(b) with respect to any particular description of such teachers,

the same advisory rights in relation to their appointment, engagement or dismissal as are exercisable by the chief education officer in accordance with regulations 21 and 30(1) and (2).

(4) The agreement of the governing body for the purposes of paragraph (3) must be given in writing and may only be withdrawn by notice in writing to the appropriate diocesan authority.

(5) In regulations 21 and 30(1) and (2), as they apply to a school within paragraph (2) or (3), references to the chief education officer accordingly include the appropriate diocesan officer, so far as necessary for giving effect to any advisory rights exercisable by him or her under this regulation.

(6) In this regulation “the appropriate diocesan officer” (“y swyddog esgobaethol priodol”) means such person as the appropriate diocesan authority may nominate.