# The Education (Parent Governor Representatives) Regulations 1999, Regulation 6: Qualifications for election as a parent governor representative


(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), a person shall, unless disqualified under any enactment, be qualified to be elected as a parent governor representative on a relevant committee of a local education authority if on the date of the election—
(a) he is a parent governor at a school maintained by the local education authority; and
(b) he is the parent of a registered pupil who is educated at a school maintained by the authority, or who is educated by the authority otherwise than at school.
(2) A person shall, unless disqualified under any enactment, be qualified to be elected as a parent governor representative on a relevant committee of a local education authority named in the Schedule to those Regulations if on the date of the election—
(a) he is the parent of a registered pupil who is educated at a school maintained by the authority or who is educated by the authority otherwise than at school; or
(b) he is resident in the area of the authority and is the parent of a registered pupil who is educated at a school maintained by another local education authority, or who is educated by another local education authority otherwise than at school.
(3) A person who is already a member of the local education authority shall be disqualified from being elected as a parent governor representative.
(4) A person who is a teacher at, or is otherwise employed in, a school maintained by the local education authority shall be disqualified from being elected as a parent governor representative.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1949/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-parent-governor-representatives-regulations-1999/regulation-6
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