# The Federation of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2014, Regulation 14: Parent governors

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations “parent governor” (“rhiant-lywodraethwr”) means—
(a) a person who is elected in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 8 of Schedule 2 as a member of the governing body of a federation by parents of registered pupils at a federated school and is such a parent at the time when that person is elected, or
(b) a person appointed as a parent governor in respect of a federated school in accordance with paragraphs 9 to 11 of Schedule 2.
(2) Schedule 2 applies to the election and appointment of parent governors.
(3) A person is disqualified from election or appointment as a parent governor of a federation if that person is—
(a) an elected member of the local authority;
(b) employed by the local authority in connection with its education functions; or
(c) paid to work at the school in the federation for more than 500 hours in any twelve month period.
(4) A person is not disqualified from continuing to hold office as a parent governor when that person ceases to be a parent of a registered pupil at a federated school or to fulfil any of the requirements set out in paragraphs 10 and 11 of Schedule 2 (as the case may be) unless that person is otherwise disqualified under these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2014/1132/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/federation-of-maintained-schools-wales-regulations-2014/regulation-14
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