# The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005, Paragraph 12

Extent: E+W

(1) Where the school is a community special school or a foundation special school, the governing body must appoint—
(a) a parent of a registered pupil at the school; or
(b) a parent of a child of compulsory school age with special educational needs; or
(c) a parent of a person of any age with special educational needs; or
(d) a parent of a child of compulsory school age.
(2) The governing body may only appoint a person referred to in sub-paragraph (1) (b), (c) or (d) if it is not reasonably practicable to appoint a person referred to in the sub-paragraph which immediately precedes it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/2914/schedule/1/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-maintained-schools-wales-regulations-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-12
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