The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005

Community governors

8.—(1) In these Regulations—

“community governor” (“llywodraethwr cymunedol”) means a person who is appointed as a governor by the governing body and who is—

(a)

a person who lives or works in the community served by the school, or

(b)

a person who, in the opinion of the governing body, is committed to the good government and success of the school;.

“additional community governor” (“llywodraethwr cymunedol ychwanegol”) means a governor appointed in accordance with regulation 20.

(2) A person is disqualified from appointment or continuing to hold office as a community governor of a school if he or she is—

(a)a registered pupil at the school;

(b)eligible to be a teacher or staff governor of the school.

(3) A person is disqualified from appointment as a community governor of a school if he or she is an elected member of the local education authority.

(4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply in the case of an additional community governor.