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Paragraph 10 Appointment of parent governors by the Governing Body

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(1)

If—

(a)

one or more vacancies for parent governors are required to be filled by election; and

(b)

the number of parents standing for election as parent governors is less than the number of vacancies,

the required number of parent governors shall be made up by persons appointed by the other members of the Governing Body.

(2)

Those members shall, in appointing a person under sub-paragraph (1) above—

(a)

appoint a person who is the registered parent of a registered pupil at any of the schools, where it is reasonably practicable to do so; and

(b)

where it is not:—

(i)

in the case of a group consisting only of special schools appoint a person who is the parent of one or more children of compulsory school age with special educational needs or, if that is also not reasonably practicable, the parent of a person of any age with special educational needs, and

(ii)

in any other case appoint a person who is the parent of one or more children of compulsory school age.