Qualifications for election as a parent governor representative
7.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, a person shall, unless disqualified under any enactment, be qualified to be elected as a parent governor representative in an election held by a local education authority if on the date of the election he or she is —
(a)a parent governor of a school maintained by that authority; and
(b)the parent of a registered pupil who is educated at a school maintained by that authority, or who is educated by that authority otherwise than at a school.
(2) Where the vacancy is for a parent governor representative to represent a particular type or particular types of school, a person shall only be qualified to be elected if in addition to satisfying the requirements of paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) that person is also a parent governor of a school of that type or one of those types.
(3) Where the vacancy is for a parent governor representative to represent schools in a particular geographical area, a person shall only be qualified to be elected if in addition to satisfying the requirements of paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) that person is also a parent governor of a school in that area.
(4) A person who is already a member of the local education authority holding the election shall be disqualified from being elected as a parent governor representative.
(5) A person who is a teacher at, or is otherwise employed in, a school maintained by the local education authority holding the election, or a pupil referral unit or nursery school maintained by that authority, shall be disqualified from being elected as a parent governor representative.
(6) A person who is employed by the local education authority holding the election, and whose employment relates wholly or partly to the education functions of that authority, shall be disqualified from being elected as a parent governor representative.
(7) A person is not qualified for election as a parent governor representative of an education overview and scrutiny committee of a local education authority if that person is at the date of the election already holding office as a parent governor representative on an education overview and scrutiny committee of that authority or any other authority.