PART 2STANDARDS
CHAPTER 1INTERVENTION IN CONDUCT OF MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
Intervention by the Welsh Ministers
10Warning notice
1
The Welsh Ministers may give a warning notice to the governing body of a maintained school if—
a
they are satisfied that one or more of grounds 1 to 6 exist in relation to the school, and
b
the local authority that maintains the school either—
i
has not given a warning notice to the governing body under section 3 on one or more of those grounds, or
ii
has given a warning notice, but in terms that are inadequate in the opinion of the Welsh Ministers.
2
The Welsh Ministers must specify each of the following in the warning notice—
a
the grounds for intervention;
b
the reasons why they are satisfied that the grounds exist;
c
the action they require the governing body to take in order to deal with the grounds for intervention;
d
the period within which the action is to be taken by the governing body (“the compliance period”);
e
the action they are minded to take if the governing body fails to take the required action.
3
If the Welsh Ministers give a warning notice to the governing body of a school, they must at the same time as they give the warning notice to the governing body give a copy of the warning notice to—
a
the local authority;
b
the head teacher;
c
if the school is a foundation or voluntary school—
i
the person who appoints the foundation governors, and
ii
if the school has a religious character, the appropriate religious body.