# The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005, Regulation 4: Parent governors

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations “parent governor” (“rhiant-lywodraethwr”) means—
(a) a person who is elected in accordance with paragraphs 4 to 9 of Schedule 1 as a governor by parents of registered pupils at the school and is himself or herself such a parent at the time when he or she is elected, or
(b) a person appointed as a parent governor in accordance with paragraphs 10 to 12 of Schedule 1.
(2) A person is disqualified from appointment as a parent governor in accordance with paragraphs 10 to 12 of Schedule 1 if he or she is—
(a) an elected member of the local authority;
(b) employed by the local authority in connection with its education functions;
(c) paid to work at the school for more than 500 hours in any twelve month period commencing on 1 August and finishing on 31 July,
unless he or she is a parent of a registered pupil at the school.
(3) A person is not disqualified from continuing to hold office as a parent governor when he or she ceases to be a parent of a registered pupil at the school or to fulfil any of the requirements set out in paragraphs 11 and 12 of Schedule 1 (as the case may be) unless he or she is otherwise disqualified under these Regulations.
(4) Schedule 1 applies to the election and appointment of parent governors.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/2914/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-maintained-schools-wales-regulations-2005/regulation-4
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