7

The following persons are disqualified for membership of an appeal panel —

a

any member of the local education authority or of the management committee (where one exists) of the pupil referral unit in question;

b

the teacher in charge of, or any teacher at, the pupil referral unit in question or any person who has held any such position within the previous five years;

c

any person employed by the local education authority, other than a person employed as a head teacher or a teacher;

d

any person who has, or at any time has had, any connection with —

i

the local education authority or the pupil referral unit, or with any person within paragraph (b) or (c), or

ii

the pupil in question or the incident leading to his or her exclusion,

of a kind which might reasonably be taken to raise doubts about his or her ability to act impartially.