The Federation of Schools (Community Schools, Community Special Schools, Voluntary Controlled Schools and Maintained Nursery Schools) (England) Regulations 2003

Community governors

16.—(1) In these Regulations “community governor” means a person who is appointed as such by the governing body of a federation and who is—

(a) a person who lives or works in the community served by the federation; or

(b) a person who, in the opinion of the governing body, is committed to the good government and success of the federation.

(2) If one or more of the federated schools is a community special school(1) the governing body of the federation shall appoint as one of the community governors a person nominated in accordance with Schedule 4 in respect of each such school.

(3) A person is disqualified from appointment as a community governor if he is—

(a) a registered pupil at one of the federated schools;

(b) eligible to be a staff governor; or

(c) an elected member of the authority.

(1)

Within the meaning of section 20 of the 1998 Act.