The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005

Parent governors

4.—(1) In these Regulations “parent governor” (“rhiant-lywodraethwr”) means—

(a) a person who is elected in accordance with paragraphs 4 to 9 of Schedule 1 as a governor by parents of registered pupils at the school and is himself or herself such a parent at the time when he or she is elected, or

(b) a person appointed as a parent governor in accordance with paragraphs 10 to 12 of Schedule 1.

(2) A person is disqualified from appointment as a parent governor in accordance with paragraphs 10 to 12 of Schedule 1 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 to work at the school for more than 500 hours in any twelve month period commencing on 1 August and finishing on 31 July,

unless he or she is a parent of a registered pupil at the school.

(3) A person is not disqualified from continuing to hold office as a parent governor when he or she ceases to be a parent of a registered pupil at the school or to fulfil any of the requirements set out in paragraphs 11 and 12 of Schedule 1 (as the case may be) unless he or she is otherwise disqualified under these Regulations.

(4) Schedule 1 applies to the election and appointment of parent governors.