The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Management Committees etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2014

PART 3 CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS

Parent members

9.—(1) In these Regulations “parent member” (“rhiant-aelod”) means—

(a) a person who is elected in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6 of Schedule 1 as a member by parents of registered pupils at the unit (or, as the case may be, at all the units in the group of units), and is a parent of a registered pupil at the unit (or, as the case may be, any unit in the group of units) at the time when that person is elected; or

(b) a person appointed as a parent member in accordance with paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 1.

(2) A person is disqualified from election or appointment as a parent member if that person is—

(a) an elected member of the authority; or

(b) disqualified under regulation 10(2).

(3) A person is not disqualified from continuing to hold office as a parent member when that person ceases to be a parent of a registered pupil at the unit (or, as the case may be, any unit in the group of units) or to fulfil any of the requirements set out in paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 unless that person is otherwise disqualified under these Regulations.

Staff members

10.—(1) In these Regulations “staff member” (“staff-aelod”) means—

(a) the teacher in charge of a unit (or, in the case of a group of units, the teacher in charge of each of the units); or

(b) a person who is elected in accordance with paragraphs 9 to 11 of Schedule 1 as a member by persons who are paid to work wholly or mainly at the unit (or, as the case may be, any unit in the group of units) and is a person so working at the time when that person is elected.

(2) A person who is eligible for election as a staff member and who is paid to work at that unit for more than 500 hours in each academic year is not eligible for election or appointment as a member under regulation 9, 11, 12 or 13.

(3) Upon ceasing to work at that unit, a staff member is to be disqualified from continuing to hold office as such a member.

Authority appointed members

11.—(1) In these Regulations “authority appointed member” (“aelod a benodir gan yr awdurdod”) means a person who is appointed as a member by the authority (other than a staff member, a community member, or a sponsor member appointed by the authority under regulation 5(b)).

(2) A person is disqualified from appointment as an authority appointed member if that person is eligible to be a staff member.

Community members

12.—(1) In these Regulations “community member” (“aelod cymunedol”) means a person who is appointed as a member by the committee (or by the authority under regulation 5(b)) and who is—

(a) a school representative;

(b) a person who lives or works in the community served by the unit (or, as the case may be, the group of units); or

(c) a person who, in the opinion of the committee (or in the case of a community member appointed under regulation 5(b), the authority), is committed to the good government and success of the unit (or, as the case may be, the group of units).

(2) A person is disqualified from appointment as a community member if that person is—

(a) eligible to be a staff member of the committee; or

(b) an elected member of the authority.

Sponsor members

13.  In these Regulations “sponsor member” (“noddwr-aelod”) means a person who is nominated as a sponsor member and is appointed as such by the committee in accordance with paragraphs 12 to 14 of Schedule 1 (or is appointed as a sponsor member by the authority under regulation 5(b)).