Last reviewed on 23 April 2021
School types: All · School phases: All
Ref: 42496

You must keep a register of interests.

Your register of interests must:

  • Be in a readily accessible format
  • Set out the relevant business and pecuniary interests of all members of the governing body (including the headteacher) and those of any member of their immediate family
  • Include governance roles in other educational institutions
  • Include any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives)
  • Include associate members, making clear whether they have voting rights on any of the committees they sit on

Review frequency: subject to your local authority's scheme for financing schools
Needs approval by: subject to your local authority's scheme for financing schools