SALFORD CITY COUNCIL - RECORD OF DECISION
I , Councillor John Warmisham, Lead Member for Children’s Services,
in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Paragraph D 4 (a) (xii)
of the Scheme of Delegation of the Council do hereby authorise and approve
new Instruments of Government for the schools listed below, to reflect the reconstitution of
their governing bodies as requested by their governing bodies in accordance with the
Education Act 2002 and under the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations
2003:
School Name
1.
St John’s CE Primary School
2.
St James’ RC Primary School
3.
Ellenbrook Community Primary School
4.
Wharton Primary School
5.
Christ Church CE Primary School
6.
St Andrew’s CE Primary School (Eccles)
7.
Harrop Fold High School
8.
Brentnall Community Primary School
The reasons are:
1. On 1st September 2003 the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations
2003 came into force. These regulations require all governing bodies to review their
composition and reconstitute with a new Instrument of Government in place by 31st
August 2006. Governing bodies decide when is the best time for them to do this and
still comply with this requirement.
2. The governing bodies listed above approved their draft Instruments of Government,
to comply with the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003, at
their governing body meetings held on the dates shown below:
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School Name
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
St John’s CE Primary School
St James’ RC Primary School
Ellenbrook Community Primary School
Wharton Primary School
Christ Church CE Primary School
St Andrew’s CE Primary School (Eccles)
Harrop Fold High School
Brentnall Community Primary School
Date of the governing body
meeting where the draft
Instrument of Government
was approved.
11th October 2005
22nd June 2005
16th July 2005
15th September 2005
13th October 2005
5th October 2005
8th September 2005
8th November 2005
3. Approval for all the Instruments of Government for the above listed schools has been
sought and received from the Roman Catholic Schools Commission of the Salford
Roman Catholic Diocese, where appropriate.
4. The legal process for a new Instruments of Government to be made is by an Order of
Salford Local Education Authority, in accordance with School Governance
(Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003.
5. The drafts attached have been drawn up in accordance with the Regulations.
6. Once approved, the new Instruments of Government will come into effect from the
date shown on the instrument.
Options considered and rejected were:
None - as once the draft Instrument of Government has been approved by the governing
body a new Instrument of Government is required under School Governance (Constitution)
(England) Regulations 2003.
Assessment of Risk: Low.
The source of funding is Not applicable
Legal advice obtained Not applicable
Financial advice obtained Not applicable
The following documents have been used to assist the decision process.
 The minutes of the following governing body meetings as shown in the table above.
 The Education Act 2002.
 The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003.
Contact Officer: Liz Wright, Governor Services Officer. Tel: 0161 778 0261
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This matter is also subject to consideration by the Lead Member for/Director of……….
, accordingly, has been referred to that Lead Member/Director for a decision
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This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member/Director
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This document records a key decision, but the matter was not included in the Council's
Forward Plan and it has been dealt with under the emergency procedure
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This decision is urgent and is not subject to call-in, in accordance with paragraph 5
of the Decision Making Procedure Rules.
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The appropriate Scrutiny Committee to call-in the decision is the Childrens Services Scrutiny
Committee.
Signed Cllr John Warmisham
Lead Member
Dated 25th November, 2005.
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FOR COMMITTEE SERVICES USE ONLY.
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This decision was published on 25th November, 2005.
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This decision will come into force on 6th December, 2005
unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules
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