Regulation 5 Shadow parent governorI1
England and Wales
In these Regulations “shadow parent governor” means a person who is appointed as such by the local authority to be a member of the shadow governing body and who is—
a parent of a registered pupil at the school, or where such an appointment is not practicable,
a parent of a former registered pupil at the school, or
a parent of a child of compulsory school age or under, or
where the school is a community special school or a foundation special school a parent of a registered pupil at the school, or where such an appointment is not practicable,
a parent of a former registered pupil at the school;
a parent of a child of compulsory school age or under with special educational needs;
a parent with experience of educating a child with special educational needs.
A local authority may only appoint as a shadow parent governor a person who has, in the opinion of the local authority, the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 5 renumbered as reg. 5(1) (1.9.2015) by The School Governance (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/883), regs. 1(1), 6(2)(a) (with reg. 1(2))
- F2
Reg. 5(2) inserted (1.9.2015) by The School Governance (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/883), regs. 1(1), 6(2)(b) (with reg. 1(2))