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.