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SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2007 No. 31 (C.6 )

EDUCATION

The Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007

  Made 30th January 2007 

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(2) of the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006[1], hereby make the following Order:

Citation
     1. This Order may be cited as the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2007.

Appointed days
     2. The days appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act are–


ROBERT E BROWN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
30th January 2007



SCHEDULE 1
Article 2(a)

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provision of the Act Subject matter Purpose
Section 23 Repeals Only in relation to repeal of sections 87A and 87B of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980[2]
Schedule Repeals Only in relation to repeal of sections 87A and 87B of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980
Section 14 Procedures for appointment of headteacher or deputy and participation of a Parent Council Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made to come into force not earlier than 1st August 2007



SCHEDULE 2
Article 2(b)

Column 1 Column 2
Provision of the Act Subject matter
Section 2 Strategies for parental involvement
Section 3 Ambitions and objectives for a school
Section 4 Review of school performance
Section 6(7) to (10) Scheme for establishment of a Parent Council
Section 8 Functions of a Parent Council
Section 9 Meetings of a Parent Council
Section 10 Financial powers of a Parent Council
Section 11 Duties of education authority and headteacher to a Parent Council etc.
Section 13 Headteacher's report to Parent Council, Combined Parent Council or Parent Forum
Section 14 Procedures for appointment of headteacher or deputy and participation of a Parent Council
Section 15 Complaints procedure
Section 16(8) to (12) and (15) to (16) Establishment etc. of Combined Parent Council
Section 17 Withdrawal from represented schools
Section 18 Abolition of School Boards
Section 23 Repeals
Schedule Repeals


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order brings into force the remaining provisions of the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 ("the Act"). Schedule 1 to the Order, introduced by article 2(a), provides for section 23 of the Act, together with the schedule to the Act, being brought into force on 5th February 2007, for the purpose of the repeal of sections 87A (appointment of principal teachers) and 87B (selection of teachers) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980. Those sections were inserted by section 74 of the Self Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989. Section 87A was suspended by section 50 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (2003 asp 1). The Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (Principal Teachers) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/607) substituted for the one year period specified in section 50 during which the requirement of section 87A to advertise a vacant principal teacher post is suspended, a further period, which expires on 10th February 2007. This Order brings into force provision for repeal of section 87A, together with section 87B, which relates to the selection of teachers, on 5th February 2007. Section 14 is brought into force on the same date for the purpose of making regulations. All of the Act's remaining provisions are otherwise brought into force on 1st August 2007. This is provided for by article 2(b), which introduces Schedule 2 to the Order.


NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)


The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by Commencement Order made before the date of this Order:–

Provision Date of Commencement S.S.I. No.
Section 1 12th September 2006 2006/454
Section 5                      
Section 6(1) to (6)                      
Section 7                      
Section 12                      
Section 16(1) to (7) and (13) to (14)                      
Section 19                      
Section 20                      
Section 21                      
Section 22                      

Notes:

 [1] 2006 asp 8.back

[2] 1980 c.44. Sections 87A and 87B were inserted by the Self Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c.39), section 74.back


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 © Crown copyright 2007

Prepared 8 February 2007

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