# The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 7

Extent: E+W

Where a vacancy for a parent governor arises, the local authority must take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that every person who is known to them to be a parent of a registered pupil at a federated school is—
(a) informed of the vacancy and that it is required to be filled by election;
(b) informed of their entitlement to stand as a candidate and vote in the election; and
(c) given the opportunity to do so.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1035/schedule/2/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2012/schedule-2/paragraph-7
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