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Register of interests (maintained schools)

Governing boards must publish a register of interests online. Read about the statutory requirements and use GovernorHub tools so you know you've got everything covered.

Last reviewed on 30 May 2025
School types: Maintained•School phases: All•Ref: 5327
Contents
  1. What you need to do: in summary
  2. Use GovernorHub to streamline the process
  3. Who should be included on the register?
  4. What counts as an interest?
  5. How specific should the register be?
  6. Download our template register of interests
  7. Examples from schools

What you need to do: in summary

Your board must:

  • Keep a register of the up-to-date business and financial interests of governors and the headteacher
    • This keeps your board transparent and open
  • Publish your register online, and say that you’ll do so in your code of conduct
    • Your register should be in a "readily accessible form", which means the information is available on a webpage "without the need to download or open a separate document"

Governance professionals/clerks usually manage the register and ask governors to update it annually or when their circumstances change.

The rules are set out on pages 11 to 13 of the Department for Education (DfE)'s statutory guidance on the constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools.

Use GovernorHub to streamline the process

Everyone can view the whole board's declarations to promote transparency, and administrators can send a