Mr. Gareth ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many disputes between minor authorities as to co-option on school governing bodies his Department has had to resolve in each of the last 10 years. [26156]
§ Mr. HainSchool governors decide who to co-opt onto their governing body. The Secretary of State has no locus in these appointments. The Secretary of State has a role when two or more town/community councils are entitled to nominate a representative to a single place on a governing body and cannot reach agreement on the appointment. In the last 5 years the Secretary of State has adjudicated in one case. Information covering the last 10 years is not readily available.