# School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 7: Community governors


(1) In these Regulations “community governor” 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.
(2) In the case of a community special school or a foundation special school the governing body must appoint as one of the community governors a person nominated in accordance with Schedule 3.
(3) A person is disqualified from appointment as a community governor of a school if he is—
(a) a registered pupil at the school;
(b) eligible to be a staff governor of the school; or
(c) an elected member of the local education authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/348/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-constitution-england-regulations-2003/regulation-7
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