Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 1554
Education, England
The School Governance (Federations) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
Made
20th July 2015
Laid before Parliament
21st July 2015
Coming into force
1st September 2015
The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(6) of the Academies Act 2010( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the School Governance (Federations) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st September 2015.
Amendments to the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012
2. —(1)The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) For regulation 46(1)(b) substitute—
“ (b) include at least 50 per cent of those members of the federated governing body who fall within the descriptions prescribed in paragraph (3). ” .
(3) For regulation 46(4) substitute—
“ (4) In any case where the application of—
(a) the percentage referred to in paragraph (1)(b), or
(b) the proportion determined in accordance with paragraph (2)
leads to other than a whole number of governors, the number must be rounded up to the nearest whole number. ” .
John Nash
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education
20th July 2015
2010 c.32 . Section 3(6) was inserted into the Academies Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”) by section 57(2) of the Education Act 2011 (c. 21) . For the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) which applies to the 2010 Act by virtue of section 17(4) of that Act.
S.I. 2012/1035 , as amended by S.I. 2013/1624 and S.I. 2014/1257 .