Post-BR issues. School Governor?

skylight

So, I would like to apply for a position as a parent school govenor that has become available but there is a condition where I cannot (on the nomination forms):

Has been adjudged bankrupt and the bankruptcy order has not been annulled or rescinded

There is nothing else about BR on the nomination form.
Now, I knew that you could not be a governor whilst BR, but my BR order has been completed (as opposed to annulled or rescinded) several years ago. But on the face of this comment, I cannot ever apply for a PG position because of past history.

Anyone have any thoughts or ideas?

skylight

Nope - more digging and I discover that my council have doctored that bit. It should read:
a person who has been adjudged bankrupt or sequestration of his estate has been awarded and he has not been discharged and the bankruptcy order has not been annulled or rescinded

And I am discharged, so there.

(Also, cannot hold the position if under a BRU/O or in an IVA by the looks of it.)

fermi

Even that is out of date. A undischarged bankrupt is no longer barred from being a school governer in England/Wales.

http://www.insolvencydirect.bis.gov.uk/freedomofinformation/technical/TechnicalManual/Ch25-36/Chapter25/part2/part_2.htm

Education

25.25 School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003 (as amended by the Education (Disqualification Provisions: Bankruptcy and Mental Health) (England) Regulations SI 2006/2198
(paragraph amended September 2009)

An undischarged bankrupt is not disqualified from holding office, or continuing to hold office, as a school governor.

fermi

Saying that, is it possible that schools are allowed to apply their own more stringent criteria?

There may no longer be a statutory legal bar, but that doesn't automatically mean schools can't have their own policy I suppose?

skylight

Fermi - ooo yes. My info was dated 2006.

My council (and others too looking at google) have the old comments on. I need to make a decision as to whether or not I want to argue the point??


Oh why not, eh? It will give me something to do!

skylight

(Missed post so this is the second one)

In that case, I will use the adjudged comment. I am not adjudged BR. An adjugdment was made against me in 2008 but a BR judgement has an expiry date and mine thus expired in 2009.

fermi

Argue both points I would say, as I don't really know whether schools are allowed to set their own stricter criteria.

I was just speculating....

kation

Knowing what I know about school governorship, I would probably ask the local authority for guidance.

FWIW - It's likely that you'll make an excellent governor and they would be lucky to have someone on-board that's been through the mill so-to-speak. I for one would like to see some positive discrimination and see ex-BR's asked to be school governors.