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.