The Education (Parent Governor Representatives) Regulations 1999

Qualifications for election as a parent governor representative

6.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), a person shall, unless disqualified under any enactment, be qualified to be elected as a parent governor representative on a relevant committee of a local education authority if on the date of the election—

(a)he is a parent governor at a school maintained by the local education authority; and

(b)he is the parent of a registered pupil who is educated at a school maintained by the authority, or who is educated by the authority otherwise than at school.

(2) A person shall, unless disqualified under any enactment, be qualified to be elected as a parent governor representative on a relevant committee of a local education authority named in the Schedule to those Regulations if on the date of the election—

(a)he is the parent of a registered pupil who is educated at a school maintained by the authority or who is educated by the authority otherwise than at school; or

(b)he is resident in the area of the authority and is the parent of a registered pupil who is educated at a school maintained by another local education authority, or who is educated by another local education authority otherwise than at school.

(3) A person who is already a member of the local education authority shall be disqualified from being elected as a parent governor representative.

(4) A person who is a teacher at, or is otherwise employed in, a school maintained by the local education authority shall be disqualified from being elected as a parent governor representative.