Delegation of functions to a joint committee by education bodies4
1
Where the collaborating education body is a—
a
governing body, that body may only delegate such functions to a joint committee as may be delegated to a committee under regulation 50 of the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations or regulation 59 of the Federation of Maintained Schools Regulations;
b
further education body, that body may only delegate such functions to a joint committee as may be delegated to a committee under the relevant provisions of its instrument and articles; or
c
local authority, that body may only delegate such functions to a joint committee as may be delegated to a committee under its constitution.
2
An education body may not delegate to a joint committee in accordance with these Regulations any of its functions in relation to—
a
the appointment and dismissal of, and taking disciplinary action against, persons employed under a contract of employment by a local authority;
b
the dismissal of, and taking disciplinary action against, persons employed under a contract of employment by a further education body;
c
the dismissal of, and taking disciplinary action against, school staff in the Staffing of Maintained Schools Regulations; or
d
pupil or student discipline.
3
Where a further education body delegates any of its functions which relate to individual members of the further education body’s staff to a joint committee, the relevant provisions of the instrument and articles apply to the discharge of such functions.
4
For the purposes of these Regulations, in regulations 50 to 52 of the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations and regulations 59 to 61 of the Federation of Maintained Schools Regulations—
a
“committee” (“pwyllgor”) means a joint committee established in accordance with these Regulations;
b
“governor” (“llywodraethwr”) means a member excluding a non governor member of a joint committee established in accordance with these Regulations; and
c
“head teacher” (“pennaeth”) means a head teacher of any of the schools the governing body of which is a collaborating education body.