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Complaints Appeals Committee
Membership
Quorum
The quorum of each
committee shall be three governors.
Meetings
The committee will
meet as and when required and within the timescale set down in the governing
body’s Complaints Policy and Procedures
Terms of Reference
The Complaints
Appeals Committee shall act on behalf of the governing body:
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To consider appeals
arising from the decision of the Complaints Committee on complaints
submitted to the governing body
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To investigate the conduct of the Complaints Committee
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To make
recommendations arising from appeals
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To communicate the
process and outcome of appeal hearings to all concerned.
Notes
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Decisions made by these
Committees have the status of decisions of the governing body
Governing bodies may choose to make up Complaints and
Complaints Appeal Committees as required from any of their
number depending on availability and bearing in mind item 3
(Membership) above. An odd number of governors, at least
three, should serve on any governors’ hearing and that at
least the same number should hear an appeal. They must
have had no previous connection with the case and it must
not have been discussed in their presence.
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Staff governors may face
difficult situations because of the nature of the business of Complaints and
Complaints Appeal committees and are recommended to consider their
involvement very carefully before joining.
Members
of Complaints Committees should be familiar with good practice and
procedures to be followed in governing body hearings.
Governing bodies may
choose to make up Complaints Committees as required from any of their number
depending on availability and bearing in mind item 3 (Membership) above.
An odd number of governors, at least three, should serve on any governors’
hearing and that at least the same number should hear an appeal. They
must have had no previous connection with the case and it must not have been
discussed in their presence
Staff governors may
face difficult situations because of the nature of the business of
Complaints committee and are recommended to consider their involvement very
carefully before joining.
Membership
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