The New Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005

Temporary parent governors

9.—(1) A “temporary parent governor” is a person appointed to be a member of the temporary governing body of a new school by—

(a) the local education authority, in the first case; or

(b) the promoters, in the second case.

(2) Where one or more maintained schools have been, or are to be, discontinued (“the discontinued schools”), and the registered pupils at such school or schools, or a substantial number of those pupils, are expected to transfer to a new school,

(a) the local education authority, in the first case, or

(b) the promoters, in the second case,

may provide for the governing body of the discontinued school or schools to appoint some or all of the temporary parent governors of the new school.

(3) No person may be appointed as a temporary parent governor of a voluntary controlled school by a local education authority, and no provision referred to in paragraph (2) above may be made in respect of a voluntary controlled school, unless the local education authority has first consulted the promoters.

(4) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), no person may be appointed as a temporary parent governor of a new school unless—

(a) he or she is the parent of a child who is or is likely to become a registered pupil at the school; or

(b) where it is not reasonably practicable to appoint such a person, he or she is the parent of a child of compulsory school age, or in the case of a new maintained nursery school, the parent of a child of or under compulsory school age.

(5) No person may be appointed as a temporary parent governor of a school which is or will be a community or foundation special school not established in a hospital unless he or she is—

(a) the parent of a child who is or is likely to become a registered pupil at the school;

(b) the parent of a child of compulsory school age with special educational needs;

(c) the parent of a person of any age with special educational needs; or

(d) a parent of a child of compulsory school age.

(6) A person referred to in sub-paragraphs (b), (c) or (d) of paragraph (5) may only be appointed if it is not reasonably practicable to appoint a person referred to in the provision in that sub-paragraph which immediately precedes it.

(7) A person is disqualified from appointment as a temporary parent governor if he or she is—

(a) an elected member of the local education authority;

(b) employed by the local education authority in connection with its functions as a local education authority; or

(c) paid, or likely to be paid, to work at the school for more than 500 hours in any twelve month period commencing on 1 August and finishing on 31 July.

(8) A person is not disqualified from continuing to hold office as a temporary parent governor when he or she ceases to fulfil any of the requirements set out in paragraphs (5) and (6), unless he or she is otherwise disqualified under these Regulations.