# The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2004, Regulation 16: Community governors


(1) In these Regulations “community governor” means a person who is appointed as such by the governing body of a federation and who is—
(a) a person who lives or works in the community served by the federation; or
(b) a person who, in the opinion of the governing body, is committed to the good government and success of the federation.
(2) If one or more of the federated schools is a community special school or foundation special school the governing body of the federation shall appoint as one of the community governors a person nominated in accordance with Schedule 4 in respect of each such school.
(3) A person is disqualified from appointment as a community governor if he is—
(a) a registered pupil at one of the federated schools;
(b) eligible to be a staff governor; or
(c) an elected member of the authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2042/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2004/regulation-16
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