Statutory Instruments
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
Made
15th December 1999
Laid before Parliament
20th December 1999
Coming into force
10th January 2000
Whereas an application for the purpose of establishing an education action zone has been made to the Secretary of State with the consent of the governing bodies of every school listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 10(1), 11 and 138(7) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(1), the Secretary of State for Education and Employment hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Leigh Park Education Action Zone Order 1999 and shall come into force on 10th January 2000.
2. In this Order-“
"partners" means those persons listed in Schedule 1 to this Order; and
"zone school" means a school listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.
3. The schools listed in Schedule 2 to this Order shall constitute collectively an education action zone under the name of the Leigh Park Education Action Zone ("the zone") for the purposes of Chapter III of Part I of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
4. There shall be an Education Action Forum for the zone to be known as the Leigh Park Education Action Forum ("the Forum"), the membership of which shall include-“
(a)one person appointed by the governing body of each zone school, unless any such governing body choose not to make such an appointment;
(b)either one or two persons appointed by the Secretary of State; and
(c)one person appointed by each partner, unless any partner chooses not to make such an appointment.
5. The Forum may at any time appoint additional members as follows-“
(a)up to six persons representing the interests of business in the area served by the zone schools;
(b)up to two parents of registered pupils attending zone schools;
(c)one person representing the interests of the voluntary sector in the area served by the zone schools;
(d)up to three persons representing the interests of the education sector generally in the area served by the zone schools;
(e)up to two persons nominated by Hampshire County Council in their capacity as a local education authority;
(f)up to two persons nominated by Havant Borough Council;
(g)one person representing the interests of church groups in the area served by the zone schools; and
(h)up to six persons considered by the Forum to have areas of expertise or experience not otherwise represented on the Forum.
6. Articles 7 to 9 shall have effect for the purpose of prescribing the circumstances and cases in which a person is to be disqualified for holding, or continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum.
7.-(1) Subject to the provisions of this article, a person shall be disqualified for holding, or for continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum if he has been adjudged bankrupt or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors; and a member, on becoming so disqualified, shall give written notice of the fact to the secretary to the Forum.
(2) Where a person is disqualified by reason of his having been adjudged bankrupt, that disqualification shall cease-“
(a)unless the bankruptcy order made against that person is previously annulled, on his discharge from bankruptcy; and
(b)if the bankruptcy order is so annulled, on the date of the annulment.
(3) Where a person is disqualified by reason of his having made a composition or arrangement with his creditors and he pays his debts in full, the disqualification shall cease on the date on which the payment is completed and in any other case it shall cease on the expiration of three years from the date on which the terms of the deed of composition or arrangement are fulfilled.
8.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2) a person shall be disqualified for holding, or for continuing to hold, office as a member of the Forum if-“
(a)within five years before his appointment would otherwise have taken effect or since his appointment, he has been convicted, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, of any offence and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine;
(b)within twenty years before his appointment would otherwise have taken effect, he has been convicted as aforesaid and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment for a period of more than two and a half years; or
(c)he has at any time been convicted as aforesaid and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment of not less than five years.
(2) For the purposes of this article there shall be disregarded any conviction by or before a court outside the United Kingdom of an offence in respect of conduct which, if it had taken place in any part of the United Kingdom, would not have constituted an offence under the law in force in that part of the United Kingdom.
9. Any member of the Forum who, without the consent of the Forum, has failed to attend the meetings thereof for a continuous period of six months beginning with the date of a meeting shall, on the expiry of that period, be disqualified for continuing to be a member of the Forum without prejudice however, to his re-appointment.
10. The chairman of the Forum elected in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, shall hold office for one year from the date of his election (unless he resigns his office earlier), without prejudice to his eligibility to be re-elected for a further such period.
Estelle Morris
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
15th December 1999
Article 2
The following persons are "partners" for the purposes of appointing members of the Forum:
Havant College (New Lane, Havant, PO9 1QL)
South Downs College (College Road, Havant, PO7 8AA)
Highbury College (Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2SA)
Havant Borough Council (Civic Offices, Havant, PO9 2AX)
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Education Business Partnership (4th Floor Baltic House, Kingston Crescent, Portsmouth, PO2 8QL)
Hampshire County Council in their capacity as a local education authority
International Business Machines (Company reg. 741598)
The Portsmouth News Publishing and Printing Co. Ltd (Company reg. 1248289)
Scottish Power (Company reg. SC193794)
Solent Hotelier's Association (Company reg. 1915771)
Southern Water (Company reg. 2366620)
Thermofil (Company reg. 2594313)
Southern Careers (Company reg. 373511)
Articles 2 and 3
School | DfEE No. | Address |
---|---|---|
Barncroft Infant School | 2097 | Barncroft Way, Havant, PO9 3AG |
Barncroft Junior School | 2096 | Park Lane, Havant, PO9 3HN |
Front Lawn Infant School | 2099 | Broadmere Avenue, Havant, PO9 5HX |
Front Lawn Junior School | 5200 | Broadmere Avenue, Havant, PO9 5HX |
Park House Primary School | 2773 | Sparsholt Close, Havant, PO9 4AP |
Riders Junior School | 2101 | Kingsclere Avenue, Havant, PO9 4RY |
Riders Infant School | 2100 | Kingsclere Avenue, Havant, PO9 4RY |
Sharps Copse Infant School | 2102 | Prospect Lane, Havant, PO9 5PE |
Sharps Copse Infant School | 2121 | Prospect Lane, Havant, PO9 5PE |
St Thomas More's RC Aided Primary School | 3407 | Hooks Lane, Havant, PO9 3DR |
Trosnant Infant School | 2104 | Stockheath Lane, Havant, PO9 3BD |
Trosnant Junior School | 2103 | Stockheath Lane, Havant, PO9 3BD |
Park Community School | 4316 | Middle Park Way, Havant, PO9 4BU |
Staunton Park Community School | 4317 | Wakefords Way, Havant, PO9 5JD |
Riverside Special School | 7009 | Scratchface Lane, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes the Leigh Park Education Action Zone, which comprises the schools listed in Schedule 2. The Order also provides (in articles 4 and 5) for the membership of the Education Action Forum for the zone.