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Your burning questions and comments from PTA Hangout
I ' m a bit embarrassed to admit it , but I ' ve been on a PTA committee since last July and have never seen a copy of our constitution . Something has now arisen and I ' ve asked to see it , but nobody ( including the school and PTA Chair ) has one . I ' ve asked a previous member and they ' ve never seen a copy either , and they believe no electronic copy exists , only the original paper one when the PTA formed over 20 years ago . What do I do ?
If your association is a registered charity , then contact the Charity Commission and they should be able to help . If you want to adopt a new constitution , we have a model available to our members on the Parentkind website .
Does our constitution need to be readopted annually ?
No , once the constitution is adopted it remains in place until it is no longer fit for purpose , at which point you can adopt a new one .
Does a PTA have to have a Chair , a Treasurer and a Secretary ?
This will depend on your constitution . If the roles are specified , then they must be elected for the association to continue . If no roles are listed ( as in the Parentkind model constitution ), then you will need someone to oversee finances but can allocate committee roles however the committee chooses .
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