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| Made | 24 May 2005 | ||
| Coming into force | 31 May 2005 |
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to -
Constitution of appeal panels
3.
Where arrangements or joint arrangements are made by -
an appeal is to be made to an appeal panel constituted in accordance with the relevant paragraph of Schedule 1.
Duty to advertise for lay members
4.
- (1) The appropriate authority must during the period referred to in paragraph (2), secure the publication of an advertisement for lay members of appeal panels constituted in accordance with any of the paragraphs of Schedule 1.
(2) The advertisement referred to in paragraph (1) must be published before the end of the three year period starting when the last advertisement was published by that authority for lay members of an appeal panel constituted in accordance with Schedule 24 to the 1998 Act, and thereafter in every three year period following the date upon which an advertisement (or the final advertisement of a series of advertisements) was last published by that authority in accordance with this regulation.
(3) The advertisement referred to in paragraph (1) above must -
(4) Before appointing any lay member the appropriate authority must consider any eligible persons who have applied to the authority in response to the most recent advertisement or series of advertisements placed in pursuance of paragraph (1) indicating that they wish to be considered for such appointment.
Procedure for appeals
5.
An appeal under arrangements specified in regulation 3 must be made in accordance with Schedule 2.
Relevant considerations in appeals brought under sections 94 and 95 of the 1998 Act
6.
- (1) In relation to an appeal made under the arrangements specified in regulation 3(a) to (d), the matters to be taken into account by an appeal panel, in considering an appeal, are to include -
(2) Where the decision under appeal was made on the ground that prejudice of the kind referred to in section 86(3)(a) would arise as mentioned in subsection (4) of that section, an appeal panel may determine that a place is to be offered to the child only if the panel is satisfied -
(3) In relation to an appeal made under arrangements specified in regulation 3(e), an appeal panel in considering an appeal must have regard to -
Payment of allowances
7.
- (1) Section 173(4) of the 1972 Act[11], is to apply to any member of an appeal panel constituted in accordance with any of the paragraphs of Schedule 1, for the purpose of requiring the relevant local education authority to pay financial loss allowance to that member, and in that section as it so applies the reference to an approved duty is to be read as a reference to attendance at a meeting of an appeal panel.
(2) Section 174(1) of the 1972 Act[12] is to apply in relation to an appeal panel constituted in accordance with any of the paragraphs of Schedule 1, and in that section as it so applies, the reference to payments at rates determined by the body in question is to be read as a reference to payments at rates determined -
Indemnity
8.
- (1) The appropriate authority must indemnify the members of any appeal panel constituted for the purposes of the arrangements which it has made, as specified in regulation 3, against any reasonable legal costs and expenses reasonably incurred by those members in connection with any decision or action taken by them in good faith in pursuance of their functions as members of that panel.
(2) Where any such panel is constituted by -
any liability arising under paragraph (1) is to be a joint and several liability of the bodies by whom the joint arrangements are made unless otherwise previously agreed in writing between those bodies.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[13].
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
24 May 2005
(2) Of the members of an appeal panel -
(3) The local education authority must appoint one member of the panel to act as chair.
(4) For the purposes of this paragraph a person is eligible to be a lay member if he or she is a person without personal experience in the management of any school or the provision of education in any school (disregarding any such experience as a governor or in any other voluntary capacity).
(5) Sufficient persons may be appointed by the authority under this paragraph to enable two or more appeal panels to sit at the same time.
(6) No person is to be a member of an appeal panel if he or she is disqualified by virtue of sub-paragraph (7).
(7) The following persons are disqualified from membership of an appeal panel -
of a kind which might reasonably be taken to raise doubts about his or her ability to act impartially in relation to the authority or the school.
(8) A person employed as a teacher by the authority is not to be taken, by reason only of that employment, to have such a connection with the authority as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (7)(c).
(9) A person is not to be a member of an appeal panel for the consideration of an appeal against a decision if he or she was among those who made the decision or took part in discussions as to whether the decision should be made.
(10) A person who is a teacher at a school is not to be a member of an appeal panel for the consideration of an appeal involving a question whether a child is to be admitted to that school.
(11) Where, at any time after an appeal panel has begun to consider an appeal, any of the members -
the panel may continue with their consideration and determination of the appeal so long as the number of remaining members is not less than three and the requirements of sub-paragraph (2) above are satisfied.
Arrangements made by a governing body
2.
- (1) Where the arrangements are those specified in regulation 3(b), a panel is to consist of three or five members appointed by the governing body from -
(2) Of the members of an appeal panel -
(3) The governing body must appoint one member of the panel to act as chair.
(4) For the purposes of this paragraph a person is eligible to be a lay member if he or she is a person without personal experience in the management of any school or the provision of education in any school (disregarding any such experience as a governor or in any other voluntary capacity).
(5) Sufficient persons may be appointed by the governing body under this paragraph to enable two or more appeal panels to sit at the same time.
(6) No person is to be a member of an appeal panel if he or she is disqualified by virtue of sub-paragraph (7).
(7) The following persons are disqualified from membership of an appeal panel -
of a kind which might reasonably be taken to raise doubts about his or her ability to act impartially in relation to the authority or the school.
(8) A person employed as a teacher by the authority is not be taken, by reason only of that employment, to have such a connection with the authority as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (7)(c).
(9) A person who is a teacher at a school is not to be a member of an appeal panel for the consideration of an appeal involving a question whether a child is to be admitted to that school.
(10) Where, at any time after an appeal panel has begun to consider an appeal, any of the members -
the panel may continue with their consideration and determination of the appeal so long as the number of remaining members is not less than three and the requirements of sub-paragraph (2) above are satisfied.
Joint arrangements by two or more governing bodies
3.
- (1) Where arrangements are those specified in regulation 3(c), paragraph 2 of this Schedule is to apply as if -
Joint arrangements by a local education authority and one or more governing body
4.
Where the arrangements are those specified in regulation 3(d), paragraph 1 of this Schedule is to apply in relation to those arrangements as it applies in relation to arrangements made by a local education authority such as are referred to in regulation 3(a) but as if in sub-paragraph (7) any reference to the governing body of the school in question or to that school were a reference to the governing body of any school to which the arrangements relate or to any such school.
Appeals by a governing body under section 95
5.
- (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), where the arrangements are those specified in regulation 3(e), paragraph 1 of this Schedule is to have effect as it has effect where the arrangements are those specified in regulation 3(a).
(2) A person is not to be a member of an appeal panel for the consideration of an appeal under section 95(2) if he or she has to any extent been involved in any previous consideration of the question whether the child in question should or should not be reinstated at any school from which he or she has at any time been permanently excluded, or in any previous appeal relating to the child under section 95(2).
(3) An appeal must be by notice in writing setting out the grounds on which it is made.
(4) An appeal panel must give the appellant an opportunity of appearing and making oral representations, and allow him or her to be accompanied by a friend or to be represented.
(5) An appeal must be heard in private except where the body or bodies by whom the arrangements under section 94 of the 1998 Act are made direct otherwise; but -
(6) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (5), an appeal to an appeal panel constituted in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1, as it applies by virtue of paragraph 4 of that Schedule is to be treated -
(7) In the event of a disagreement between the members of an appeal panel, the appeal under consideration is to be decided by a simple majority of the votes cast and, in the case of an equality of votes, the chair of the panel is to have a second or casting vote.
(8) The decision of an appeal panel and the grounds on which it is made must be communicated by the panel in writing to -
(9) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (8), an appeal to an appeal panel constituted in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1, as it applies by virtue of paragraph 4 of that Schedule, is to be treated as an appeal to an appeal panel constituted in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Schedule, if it relates to a foundation or voluntary aided school.
(10) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (9), all matters relating to the procedure on appeals, including the time within which they are to be brought, are to be determined by the body or bodies by whom the arrangements under section 94 are made.
Appeals made pursuant to section 95 of the 1998 Act
2.
- (1) In this paragraph "appeal" means an appeal made under the arrangements specified in regulation 3(e).
(2) Where any such decision as is mentioned in section 95(2) is made by or on behalf of the local education authority, the authority must give the governing body of the school notice in writing -
(3) An appeal by the governing body against any such decision must be made not later than the fifteenth school day after the day on which they are given notice under sub-paragraph (2).
(4) An appeal must be by notice in writing setting out the grounds on which it is made.
(5) The appeal panel must meet to consider an appeal on such date as the local education authority may determine but the date so determined must not be later than the fifteenth school day after the day on which the notice referred to in sub-paragraph (4) is received by that authority.
(6) On an appeal the panel must allow -
(7) Appeals must be heard in private except when the local education authority direct otherwise; but -
(8) Two or more appeals may be combined and dealt with in the same proceedings if the appeal panel consider that it is expedient to do so because the issues raised by the appeals are the same or connected.
(9) In the event of a disagreement between the members of an appeal panel, the appeal under consideration is to be decided by a simple majority of the votes cast and, in the case of an equality of votes, the chair of the panel is to have a second or casting vote.
(10) The decision of an appeal panel and the grounds on which it is made must -
(11) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (10), all matters relating to the procedure on appeals are to be determined by the local education authority.
[2] See the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and section 211 of the Education Act 2002.back
[3] 1992 c.53, amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 21 to the Education Act 2002.back
[6] Section 94(1A) was inserted by section 51 of, and paragraph 8(1) and (2) of Schedule 4 to, the Education Act 2002.back
[7] Section 94(2A) was inserted by section 51 of, and paragraph 8(1) and (3) of Schedule 4 to, the Education Act 2002.back
[8] Section 94(3) was amended by section 51 of, and paragraph 8(1) and (4) of Schedule 4 to, the Education Act 2002.back
[9] Section 94(4) was amended by section 51 of, and paragraph 8(1) and (5) of Schedule 4 to, the Education Act 2002.back
[10] S.I. 1994/1303. Section 92 was substituted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Education Act 2002.back
[11] Section 173(4) was amended by section 194 of, and paragraph 26 of Schedule 11 to, the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 c. 42.back
[12] Section 174(1) was amended by section 25 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 c.65.back
