# The Education (School Government) (England) Regulations 1999, Regulation 22: Clerk to the governing body: restrictions


(1) On and after 1st April 2000–
(a) the clerk to the governing body of a maintained school shall not be a member of the governing body;
(b) the head teacher of a maintained school shall not serve as clerk to the governing body.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the governing body may, where the clerk fails to attend a meeting of theirs, appoint any one of their number to act as clerk for the purposes of that meeting.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2163/regulation/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-government-england-regulations-1999/regulation-22
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