The Parent Governor Representatives (England) Regulations 2001

Exceptional Provisions

11.—(1) This Regulation applies in the case of a local education authority in the Isles of Scilly or in the City of London.

(2) In this regulation “parent governor representative” means a person elected in accordance with this regulation.

(3) In such a case—

(a) such an authority shall appoint at least two but not more than five parent governor representatives to each relevant committee;

(b) regulation 4(1) and (3) to (8) shall apply in respect of elections for parent governor representatives;

(c) a person shall be eligible to vote in the election of a parent governor representative in an election held by such an authority if on the date of the election—

(i) he is the parent of a registered pupil who is educated at a maintained school which is maintained by the authority, or who is educated by the authority otherwise than at school; or

(ii) he is resident in the area of the authority and is the parent of a registered pupil who is educated at a maintained school which is maintained by another local education authority, or who is educated by another authority otherwise than at school;

(d) subject to regulation 6(2) to (4), a person shall, unless disqualified under any enactment, be qualified to be elected as a parent governor representative in an election held by such an authority if on the date of the election—

(i) he is the parent of a registered pupil who is educated at a maintained school which is maintained by the authority, or who is educated by the authority otherwise than at school; or

(ii) he is resident in the area of the authority and is the parent of a registered pupil who is educated at a maintained school which is maintained by another local education authority, or who is educated by another authority otherwise than at school;

(e) regulation 6(2) to (4) shall apply in relation to the qualifications for election as a parent governor representative;

(f) regulation 7 shall apply in relation to disqualification from holding office as a parent governor representative, save that the references to an overview and scrutiny committee shall be treated as references to a relevant committee;

(g) regulation 8 shall apply in relation to the term of office of a parent governor representative, save that the reference to an education overview and scrutiny committee shall be treated as a reference to a relevant committee;

(h) regulation 9 shall apply in relation to the vacation of office of a parent governor representative;

(i) regulation 10 shall apply in relation to the voting rights of parent governor representatives, save that the reference to the authority concerned’s executive shall be treated as a reference to the authority concerned.