# The Education (School Government) (Transition to New Framework) Regulations 1998, Regulation 16: Appointment or election of new governors


(1) The following paragraphs apply in relation to the appointment or election of governors referred to in regulation 15(1).
(2) The requirement in paragraph 14(4) of Schedule 9 to the 1998 Act (foundation governors of voluntary aided schools to include parents) shall apply only in so far as it is compatible with regulation 13(2) and (6).
(3) Any co-opted governor (other than an additional co-opted governor) shall be appointed by members of the current governing body, who were not themselves appointed as co-opted governors within the meaning of the 1996 Act, in accordance with Schedule 3 to these Regulations.
(4) Any additional co-opted governor shall be appointed by members of the current governing body who were not themselves appointed as co-opted governors within the meaning of the 1996 Act.
(5) Any parent governor shall be either—
(a) elected by parents of registered pupils at the current school and himself such a parent at the time when he is elected; or
(b) appointed as a parent governor by the current governing body in the circumstances and subject to the provisions set out in Schedule 4.
(6) Any partnership governor shall be a person nominated as a partnership governor, and appointed as such, in accordance with Schedule 5.
(7) Any staff governor shall be elected by persons employed (under a contract of employment or a contract for services) to work at the current school otherwise than as teachers, and shall himself be a person so employed at the time when he is elected.
(8) Any teacher governor shall be—
(a) a person elected by teachers at the current school; and
(b) such a teacher at the time when he is elected.
(9) The quorum for a meeting of the current governing body to consider appointment of partnership governors, parent governors or co-opted governors (other than co-opted governors who are foundation governors) and any vote in connection with such appointments shall be any two-thirds (rounded up to a whole number) of the governors entitled to vote on those respective matters.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2763/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-government-transition-to-new-framework-regulations-1998/regulation-16
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