# The Collaboration Between Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2008, Regulation 6: Non governor members


(1) A non governor member will continue in office until removed in accordance with regulation 4(1) or 6(7).
(2) Any person who is disqualified from holding office as a governor under regulation 24 of, and paragraphs 2 to 12 of Schedule 5 to, the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations is likewise disqualified from holding, or continuing to hold, office as a non governor member of a joint committee.
(3) Subject to paragraphs (4), (5) and (6), the collaborating governing bodies must determine the voting rights of non governor members.
(4) A non governor member must not vote on any resolution concerning—
(a) an individual pupil (not falling within sub-paragraphs 5(a) or 5(b)) or member of staff if the non governor member was excluded under regulation 7(2) from that part of the meeting during which it was considered;
(b) the budget and financial commitments of a collaborating governing body;
(c) staff discipline;
(d) staff dismissal; or
(e) appeals resulting from any issue of staff discipline or staff dismissal.
(5) A non governor member may not be a member of any joint committee which is to consider any resolution concerning—
(a) admissions; or
(b) pupil discipline.
(6) A non governor member must not vote on any other business transacted by a joint committee unless he or she was aged 18 or over at the date of his or her appointment.
(7) A joint committee may remove a non governor member from office at any time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2008/168/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/collaboration-between-maintained-schools-wales-regulations-2008/regulation-6
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