# School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003, Paragraph 11


(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;
(b) a parent of a former registered pupil at the school;
(c) a parent of a child under or of compulsory school age with special educational needs for which the school is approved; or
(d) a parent with experience of educating a child with special educational needs.
(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/uksi/2003/348/schedule/1/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-constitution-england-regulations-2003/schedule-1/paragraph-11
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