# The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 9: Failure to attend meetings

Extent: E+W

(1) This paragraph applies to every governor, other than governors who are governors by virtue of the office that they hold.
(2) A governor who, without the consent of the governing body, has failed to attend their meetings for a continuous period of six months beginning with the date of the first such meeting the governor fails to attend, is, on the expiry of that period, disqualified from continuing to hold office as a governor of that school.
(3) A foundation governor, authority governor, co-opted governor or partnership governor who has been disqualified as a governor of a school under sub-paragraph (2) is not qualified for election, nomination or appointment as a governor of any category at that school for twelve months starting on the date on which they are so disqualified.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1034/schedule/4/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-constitution-england-regulations-2012/schedule-4/paragraph-9
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