The School Governance (Parent Council) (England) Regulations 2007

Membership of the parent council

3.—(1) As far as practicable, the parent members of the parent council must include—

(a) the parent or parents of at least one pupil in each year group;

(b) at least one parent to represent—

(i) any pupil, and

(ii) any group of pupils or parents,

identified by the governing body as requiring special consideration; and

(c) the parent governor or parent governors.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (b), individual pupils or parents, and groups of pupils or parents may be considered to require special consideration where they have such characteristics that particular regard should be had to their needs.

(3) The governing body must determine the manner in which parent members are appointed or elected to the parent council and the term for which they should serve as members.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5), the parent members may appoint any person who is not the parent of a pupil as a member of the parent council where the majority of the parent members so agree.

(5) Where the parent council is to include persons who are not parents of registered pupils, the parent members must always outnumber such other persons by at least one.