# The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 11

Extent: E+W

(1) Where the school is a community special school or a foundation special school, the governing body must appoint in the following order of preference—
(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 of a child who has special educational needs and is over compulsory school age.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1034/schedule/1/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-constitution-england-regulations-2012/schedule-1/paragraph-11
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