To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has completed his assessment after the completion of the consulting period over the proposed amendment to the Education (School Government) Regulations 1989; and if he will make a statement.

Amending regulations to the Education (School Government) Regulations were laid before Parliament on 18 December, and came into force on 8 January. The main aim of the amendments was to ensure that governors were not overstretched. The principal amendments reduce the maximum number of governorships an individual can normally hold from four to two; and reduce from 12 to six months the period after which a governor is disqualified if he fails to attend all meetings within that period without the consent of the governing body.