# The School Governance (Transition from an Interim Executive Board) (England) Regulations 2010, Regulation 6: Shadow partnership governor

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations “shadow partnership 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) where the school has a religious character, appointed for the purpose of securing that such religious character is preserved and developed; and
(b) in any other case, such other person in the community served by the school as they consider appropriate ....
(2) The local authority may not appoint as a shadow partnership governor a person who is—
(a) a parent of a registered pupil at the school;
(b) eligible to be a shadow staff governor of the school;
(c) an elected member of the local authority; or
(d) employed by the local authority in connection with their education functions.
(3) A local authority may only appoint as a shadow partnership 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1918/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-transition-from-an-interim-executive-board-england-regulations-2010/regulation-6
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