EDUCATION, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Education (School Government) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2000. 2 These Regulations shall come into force on 1st September 2000. 3 These Regulations apply in relation to maintained schools and new schools in England. Interpretation 2 1 In these Regulations, “the School Government Regulations ” means the Education (School Government) (England) Regulations 1999 . 2 Expressions used in these Regulations and the School Government Regulations have the same meaning in these Regulations as in the School Government Regulations. Chairman of the Governing Body 3 1 Regulation 29 of the School Government Regulations shall be amended as follows— a in paragraphs (1) and (6), after the words “paragraph (2)” in both cases where those words occur, there shall be added “and to section 18 of the 1998 Act”, b in paragraph (5)(c), after the words “regulation 30” there shall be inserted the words “or pursuant to section 18 of the 1998 Act”. 2 Regulation 30(1) of the School Government Regulations shall be amended by the addition after “remove the chairman from office” of the following words— , unless he has been nominated as chairman by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 18 of the 1998 Act . Quorum 4 Regulation 37 of the School Government Regulations shall be amended as follows— a paragraph (2) shall be amended by the addition, after sub-paragraph (c), of the following sub-paragraph— cc making a decision to delegate to an individual or a committee under regulation 41, paragraph 17 of Schedule 16 to the 1998 Act or paragraph 17 of Schedule 17 to that Act; , b sub-paragraph (2)(e) shall be amended by the addition after “regulation 19” of the following— or the removal of a member of the temporary governing body in accordance with regulation 25 of the Education (New Schools) (England) Regulations 1999 , c sub-paragraph (2)(f) shall be amended by the insertion, at the beginning of that sub-paragraph, of the following— any vote on the appointment of the chairman of the governing body or temporary governing body under regulation 29 or 31 or . Proceedings of the Governing Body 5 1 Regulation 38 of the School Government Regulations shall be amended by the addition, after paragraph (2), of the following paragraph— 2A No decision taken at a meeting of the governing body to serve notice of discontinuance of the school under section 30 of the 1998 Act shall have effect unless it is confirmed at a second meeting of the governing body held not less than 28 days after the first. . 2 Regulation 38(3) of the School Government Regulations shall be amended by the addition, after sub-paragraph (a), of the following sub-paragraph— aa any defect in the appointment of any chairman or vice-chairman of the governing body, . Delegation 6 Regulation 42 of the School Government Regulations shall be amended as follows— a sub-paragraph (1)(v) shall be amended by the addition after the word “constitution,” of the word “membership,”, b paragraph (5) shall be amended— i by the omission at the end of sub-paragraph (d) of the word “or”; ii by the addition in sub-paragraph (e) after “Part IV” of “or the appointment or dismissal of the clerk to a committee of the governing body under Part VI; or”; and iii by the addition after sub-paragraph (e) of the following sub-paragraph— f under regulation 3, 4 or 6 of the Education (School Performance Targets) (England) Regulations 1998 . . Committees: Quorum 7 1 Regulation 47 of the School Government Regulations shall be amended by the addition, after paragraph (6), of the following paragraph— 7 The minimum requirements for the composition of the staff dismissal committee and the dismissal appeal committee specified in this regulation shall, in either case, also operate as a quorum for meetings of the committee and any vote on any matter thereat. . 2 Regulation 49 of the School Government Regulations shall be amended by the addition, after paragraph (2), of the following paragraph— 3 The minimum requirement for the composition of the admissions committee specified in this regulation shall also operate as a quorum for meetings of the committee and any vote on any matter at such meetings. . Committee: Clerks 8 Paragraph (4) of regulation 51 of the School Government Regulations shall be amended by the addition, after “paragraph (1)” of “and paragraph (3)”. Withdrawal from meetings 9 1 Sub-paragraph (1)(b) of regulation 57 of the School Government Regulations shall be amended by the substitution of the words “a head teacher entitled to attend meetings” for “the head teacher”. 2 Schedule 6 to the School Government Regulations shall be amended by the addition, after paragraph (4), of the following paragraph— Appointment of Staff 5 1 This sub-paragraph applies where a relevant person who is employed to work at a school is present at a meeting of the school at which a subject of consideration is the appointment of a successor to him. 2 In any case where sub-paragraph (1) applies, the person first mentioned in that sub-paragraph shall withdraw from the meeting during the consideration or discussion of the matter in question and shall not vote on any question with respect to that matter. . Parent governors 10 Paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the School Government Regulations shall be amended as follows— a in sub-paragraph (a), by the substitution of “of” for “for”. b in the second sub-paragraph, by the substitution of “(b)” for “(a)”. Elections 11 Paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the School Government Regulations shall be amended by the substitution of “Subject to paragraph 3” for “Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3”. Qualifications and Disqualifications 12 In paragraph 16 of Schedule 5 to the School Government Regulations the words “be employed to” shall be omitted. Jacqui Smith Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education and Employment 12th July 2000