The Manchester College (Government) Regulations 2008

Composition of the Corporation

2.—(1) The Corporation shall consist of—

(a) up to sixteen members who appear to the Corporation to have the necessary skills to ensure that the Corporation carries out its functions under article 3 of the Articles of Government;

(b) up to two LSC members (if appointed);

(c) not more than two members, who are parents of students under the age of 19 years attending the institution, who have been nominated and elected by other parents, or if the Corporation so decides, by a recognised association representing parents (“parent members”);

(d) the Principal of the institution, unless the Principal chooses not to be a member;

(e) at least one and not more than three members who are members of the institution’s staff and have a contract of employment with the institution and who have been nominated and elected as set out in paragraphs (3), (4) or (5) (“staff members”); and

(f) at least two and not more than three members who are students at the institution and have been nominated and elected by their fellow students, or if the Corporation so decides, by a recognised association representing such students (“student members”).

(2) A person who is not for the time being enrolled as a student at the institution, shall nevertheless be treated as a student during any period of authorised absence from the institution for study, travel or for carrying out the duties of any office held by that person in the institution’s students’ union.

(3) Where the Corporation has decided or decides that there is to be one staff member; the member may be a member of the academic staff or the non-academic staff and shall be nominated and elected by all staff.

(4) Where the Corporation has decided or decides that there are to be two staff members—

(a) one may be a member of the academic staff, nominated and elected only by academic staff; and the other may be a member of the non-academic staff, nominated and elected only by non-academic staff, or

(b) each may be a member of the academic or non-academic staff, nominated and elected by all staff.

(5) Where the Corporation has decided that there are to be three staff members -

(a) all may be members of the academic or non-academic staff, nominated and elected by all staff,

(b) one may be a member of the academic or the non-academic staff, nominated and elected by all staff, one may be a member of the academic staff, nominated and elected by academic staff only, and one may be a member of the non-academic staff nominated and elected by non-academic staff only,

(c) two may be members of the academic staff, nominated and elected by academic staff only, and one may be a member of the non-academic staff, nominated and elected by non-academic staff only, or

(d) one may be a member of the academic staff, nominated and elected by academic staff only, and two may be members of the non-academic staff, nominated and elected by non-academic staff only.

(6) The appointing authority, as set out in clause 5, will decide whether a person is eligible for nomination, election and appointment as a member of the Corporation under paragraph (1).