2 vacancies – terms of office to 30 November 2005

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There are currently two parental vacancies on the above School Board.

Under the ‘Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc (Scotland) Act 2000’, Section 28 amends the existing requirement to hold a by-election to fill parental vacancies on a School Board which arise either following a regular election of parent members, or during members’ term of office. The new provisions apply to all outstanding vacancies.

A by-election will now take place only if a casual vacancy arises during a parent member’s term of office and 30 parents, or a quarter of the Electoral Roll, whichever is the smaller number, sign a request for a by-election to fill the vacancy within two months of the vacancy being announced. If no request is made, the Board can co-opt parent members under Section 2B(3) of the 1988 School Boards (Scotland) Act, as substituted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

If parents wish a formal by-election to be held, they should write to the Returning Officer at the address below.

Christine Ferguson
Returning Officer
City of Edinburgh Council – Education
Wellington Court
10 Waterloo Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3EG