
1 
This Order may be cited as the Halifax Education Action Zone Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.
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 Halifax 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 Halifax Education Action Forum, the membership of which shall include–
(a) one person appointed by the governing body of each zone school, 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) up to 6 members from persons who appear to represent the interests of head teachers at zone schools;
(b) up to 6 members from persons who appear to represent the interests of governors at zone schools;
(c) up to 6 members from persons who appear to represent the interests of parents of pupils at zone schools;
(d) up to 6 members from persons appearing to them to represent the interests of business in the area served by the zone schools;
(e) up to 6 members from persons appearing to them to represent the voluntary, community and charitable sectors in the area served by the zone schools;
(f) one additional member from persons appearing to them to represent the Design Dimension Educational Trust;
(g) one additional member from persons appearing to them to represent the health sector in the area served by the zone schools;
(h) one additional member from persons appearing to them to represent the social services department of the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale;
(i) one additional member from persons appearing to them to represent the West Yorkshire Police force;
(j) one additional member from persons appearing to them to represent the Calderdale Federation of Professional Teachers' Associations;
(k) one additional member from persons appearing to them to represent the Calderdale Association for Parents;
(l) one additional member from persons appearing to them to represent U.N.I.S.O.N.
(m) one additional member from persons appearing to them to represent The Diocese of Leeds School Commission;
(n) one additional member from persons appearing to them to represent The Wakefield Diocesan Board of Education;
(o) one additional member from persons appearing to them to represent The Calderdale and Kirklees Careers Service Partnership;
(p) one additional member from persons appearing to them to represent The University of Huddersfield;
(q) one additional member from persons appearing to them to represent The Calderdale Child Care Partnership; and
(r) up to 6 additional members from persons who appear to them to represent teachers at the zone schools;
(s) up to 3 members appearing to them to be able to further the objects of the zone.
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 period of one year.
Estelle Morris
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
3rd December 1998
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2

The following persons are “partners” for the purposes of appointing additional members of the Forum:
 The Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
 The Halifax plc
 The Calderdale Colleges Corporation
 Dean Clough Ltd
 Calderdale and Kirklees Training and Enterprise Council
 The West Central Halifax Partnership Ltd
 The North Halifax Partnership

SCHEDULE 2
Article 3


 Abbey Park Junior and Infant School
 All Saints CE Junior and Infant School
 Ash Green Junior and Infant School
 Beech Hill Junior and Infant School
 Christ Church CE (C) Junior and Infant School
 Copley Junior and Infant School
 Dean Field Junior and Infant School
 Lee Mount Junior and Infant School
 Ling Bob Junior and Infant School
 Mixenden Junior and Infant School
 Mount Pellon Junior and Infant School
 Parkinson Lane Junior and Infant School
 Queens Road Junior and Infant School
 Salterhebble Junior and Infant School
 Savile Park Junior and Infant School
 Siddal Primary School
 St Augustine’s CE (A) Junior and Infant School
 Warley Road Junior and Infant School
 Whitehill Junior and Infant School
 Moorside Infant School
 Moorside Junior School
 Holy Trinity CE (A) Junior and Infant School
 St Joseph’s RC (A) Junior and Infant School
 St Malachy’s RC (A) Junior and Infant School
 St Mary’s RC (A) Junior and Infant School
 The Halifax High School
 The Ridings School
 South Halifax High School
 Ravenscliffe High School
