
1 
This Order may be cited as the Preston Education Action Zone Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st December 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 Preston 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 Preston Education Action Zone Executive 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 two 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; and
(c) one person representing the interests of the further or higher education sector in 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 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 from 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
4th November 1999
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2

The following persons are “partners” for the purposes of appointing members of the Forum:

Name of organisation Address
LAWTEC Ltd Taylor House, Caxton Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9ZB
Company No: 2487094
Business in the Community Company No: 1619253 Registered Charity No: 297716 Premier House, Church Street, Preston, PR1 6DT
Lancashire County Council PO Box 61, County Hall, Preston, PR1 8RJ

SCHEDULE 2
Articles 2 and 3


School DfEE Number Address
Secondary
Christ the King RC High 8884610 Lawrence Avenue, Preston PR1 4LX
Moor Park High 8884410 Moor Park Avenue, Preston PR1 6DT
Ribbleton Hall High 8884004 Ribbleton Hall Drive, Preston PR2 6EE
Primary
Deepdale County Infant 8882187 St Stephen’s Road, Preston PR1 3TD
Deepdale County Junior 8882186 St Stephen’s Road, Preston PR1 6TD
Fishwick County Primary 8882704 Downing Street, Preston PR1 4RH
Frenchwood County Primary 8882190 Frenchwood Knoll, Preston PR1 4LE
Greenlands County Primary 8882192 Dawnay Road, Preston PR2 6BB
Moor Nook County Primary 8882196 Mitton Drive, Preston PR2 6EN
Ribbleton Avenue County Infant 8882195 Ribbleton Avenue, Preston PR1 5RU
Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior 8883001 Emerson Road, Preston PR1 5SN
St Augustine’s RC Primary 8883643 St Austin’s Place, Preston PR1 3YJ
St Ignatius RC Primary 8883647 St Ignatius Square, Preston PR1 1TT
St Joseph’s RC Primary 8883322 Rigby Street, Preston PR1 5XL
St Matthew’s C of E Primary 8883636 New Hall Lane, Preston PR1 5XB
St Teresa’s RC Primary 8883954 Downing Street, Preston PR1 4RH