# The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005, Regulation 8: Community governors

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations—
“community governor” (“llywodraethwr cymunedol”) means a person who is appointed as a governor by the governing body and who is—
(a)a person who lives or works in the community served by the school, or
(b)a person who, in the opinion of the governing body, is committed to the good government and success of the school;.
“additional community governor” (“llywodraethwr cymunedol ychwanegol”) means a governor appointed in accordance with regulation 20.
(2) A person is disqualified from appointment or continuing to hold office as a community governor of a school if he or she is—
(a) a registered pupil at the school;
(b) eligible to be a teacher or staff governor of the school.
(3) A person is disqualified from appointment as a community governor of a school if he or she is an elected member of the local authority.
(4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply in the case of an additional community governor.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/2914/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-maintained-schools-wales-regulations-2005/regulation-8
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