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Education Act 1996

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519 Travelling and subsistence allowances for governors of schools and further or higher education institutions.

(1) A local authority may, in accordance with the provisions of a scheme made by them for the purposes of this section, pay such allowances as may be prescribed to governors of— (a) any community, foundation or voluntary school or community or foundation special school which does not have a delegated budget (within the meaning of Part II of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998); and (b) any institution providing higher education or further education (or both) which is maintained by a local authority. (2) Such a scheme may make different provision in relation to schools or other institutions of different categories (including provision for allowances not to be paid in respect of certain categories) but shall not make different provision in relation to different categories of governor of the same school or institution. (3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), a local authority may pay such allowances as may be prescribed to any person appointed to represent them on the governing body of— (a) any institution providing higher education or further education (or both) which is not maintained by them; or (b) any independent school, alternative provision Academy which is not an independent school or special school which is not maintained by them. (4) A local authority shall not pay any allowance under subsection (3) for expenses in respect of which the person incurring them is entitled to reimbursement by any person other than the authority. (5) A local authority shall not pay any allowance under subsection (3) if they have not made any scheme under subsection (1) or if the arrangements under which the allowance would otherwise be payable— (a) provide for allowances which are to any extent more generous than the most generous payable by the authority under any such scheme; or (b) contain any provision which the authority would not have power to include in any such scheme. (6) No allowance may be paid to any governor of a school or institution of a kind mentioned in subsection (1), in respect of the discharge of his functions as such a governor, otherwise than under this section. (7) Regulations may impose a limit on the amount which may be paid by way of any allowance under this section.

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519 Travelling and subsistence allowances for governors of schools and further or higher education institutions.

(1) A local authority may, in accordance with the provisions of a scheme made by them for the purposes of this section, pay such allowances as may be prescribed to governors of— (a) any community, foundation or voluntary school or community or foundation special school which does not have a delegated budget (within the meaning of Part II of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998); and (b) any institution providing higher education or further education (or both) which is maintained by a local authority. (2) Such a scheme may make different provision in relation to schools or other institutions of different categories (including provision for allowances not to be paid in respect of certain categories) but shall not make different provision in relation to different categories of governor of the same school or institution. (3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), a local authority may pay such allowances as may be prescribed to any person appointed to represent them on the governing body of— (a) any institution providing higher education or further education (or both) which is not maintained by them; or (b) any independent school, alternative provision Academy which is not an independent school or special school which is not maintained by them. (4) A local authority shall not pay any allowance under subsection (3) for expenses in respect of which the person incurring them is entitled to reimbursement by any person other than the authority. (5) A local authority shall not pay any allowance under subsection (3) if they have not made any scheme under subsection (1) or if the arrangements under which the allowance would otherwise be payable— (a) provide for allowances which are to any extent more generous than the most generous payable by the authority under any such scheme; or (b) contain any provision which the authority would not have power to include in any such scheme. (6) No allowance may be paid to any governor of a school or institution of a kind mentioned in subsection (1), in respect of the discharge of his functions as such a governor, otherwise than under this section. (7) Regulations may impose a limit on the amount which may be paid by way of any allowance under this section.

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