# The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 5: Disqualification criteria for categories of governor

Extent: E+W

(1) A person is disqualified from election or appointment as a parent governor of a school if the person—
(a) is an elected member of the local authority; or
(b) is paid to work at the school for more than 500 hours in any twelve consecutive months.
(2) A person (“P”) is not disqualified from continuing to hold office as a parent governor because P ceases to be a parent of a registered pupil at the school or to fulfil any of the requirements set out in paragraphs 10 and 11 of Schedule 1 (as the case may be) .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1034/schedule/4/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-constitution-england-regulations-2012/schedule-4/paragraph-5
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