
1 
This Order may be cited as the Leicester (South and West) Education Action Zone Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st September 1998.
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 of this Order.
3 
The schools listed in Schedule 2 to this Order shall constitute collectively an education action zone under the name of the Leicester (South and West) 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, the membership of which shall include–
(a) one person appointed by the governing body of each school listed in the Schedule, unless any such governing body chooses 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–
(a) not more than 3 additional members who appear to them to represent the interests of businesses in the area served by the zone schools;
(b) not more than 4 additional members who appear to them to represent the interests of parents of pupils of compulsory school age at the zone schools;
(c) either one or two additional members who appear to them to represent the voluntary sector in the area served by the zone schools;
(d) not more than 4 additional members who appear to them to represent the interests of teachers at zone schools;
(e) not more than 4 additional members who appear to them to represent the interests of head teachers at zone schools;
(f) either one or two additional members who appear to them to represent the interests of pupils of compulsory school age at zone schools;
(g) not more than 3 additional members who appear to them to represent the interest of local public service agencies in the area served by the zone schools; and
(h) not more than 4 members of Leicester City Council who have been elected as members for wards which appear to the Forum to be within the area served by the zone schools.
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 regulation, 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 regulation 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 Act, 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.
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2

The following persons are “partners” for the purposes of appointing additional members of the Forum:
 Leicester City Council, New Walk Centre, Welford Place, Leicester, LE1 6ZG
 Leicester TEC, Unit 17, Meridian Business Park, Meridian East, Leicester, LE3 2WZ
 Leicester University, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH
 De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH
 Leicester Careers and Guidance Services, 166 Fir Tree Lane, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0FH
 Leicester Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Commerce House, 4–6 New Street, Leicester, LE1 5NT
 Leicester City Football Club, Filbert Street, Leicester, LE2 7FL
 Philharmonia Orchestra, 76 Great Portland Street, London,W1 6HA
 The Prince’s Trust, PYBT, Enterprise Centre, Boston Road, Leicester, LE4 1HB

SCHEDULE 2
Article 3


 Alderman Newtons School
 Bendbow Rise Infant School
 Braunstone Frith Infant School
 Braunstone Frith Junior School
 Crescent Junior School
 Ellesmere College
 Forest Lodge Primary School
 Marriott Primary School
 Mary Linwood School
 New Parks Community College
 New Parks House Primary School
 Newry Junior School
 Rolleston Infant School
 Rowley Fields Community College
 Southfields Infant School
 Stokes Wood Primary School
 Queensmead Infant School
 Queensmead Junior School
 Western Park School
 Wycliffe Community College

Andrew Smith
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
10th August 1998