The Collaboration Arrangements (Maintained Schools and Further Education Bodies) (Wales) Regulations 2008

Non governor members

6.—(1) A non governor member will continue in office until removed in accordance with regulation 4(1) or 6(7).

(2) Any person who is disqualified from holding office as a governor under regulation 24 of, and paragraphs 2 to 12 of Schedule 5 to, the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations is likewise disqualified from holding, or continuing to hold, office as a non governor member of a joint committee.

(3) Subject to paragraphs (4), (5) and (6), the collaborating governing bodies must determine the voting rights of non governor members.

(4) A non governor member must not vote on any resolution concerning—

(a) an individual pupil (not falling within sub-paragraphs (5)(a) or (5)(b)) or member of staff if the non governor member was excluded under regulation 7(2) from that part of the meeting during which it was considered;

(b) the budget and financial commitments of a collaborating governing body;

(c) staff discipline;

(d) staff dismissal; or

(e) appeals resulting from any issue of staff discipline or staff dismissal.

(5) A non governor member may not be a member of any joint committee which is to consider any resolution concerning—

(a) admissions; or

(b) pupil discipline.

(6) A non governor member must not vote on any other business transacted by a joint committee unless he or she was aged 18 or over at the date of his or her appointment.

(7) A joint committee may remove a non governor member from office at any time.