Welfare Reform Act 2012

3 E+W+S For Schedule 1 (Child Poverty Commission) there is substituted—

“SCHEDULE 1 E+W+S Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission

Membership, chair and deputy chair E+W+S

1 (1) The members of the Commission are to be—

(a) a chair appointed by a Minister of the Crown,

(b) a member appointed by the Scottish Ministers,

(c) a member appointed by the Welsh Ministers,

(d) after the appointed day for Northern Ireland, a member appointed by the relevant Northern Ireland department, and

(e) any other members appointed by a Minister of the Crown.

(2) A Minister of the Crown may appoint one of the members as the deputy chair.

Term of office E+W+S

2 Members are to hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of their appointment, subject to the following provisions.

3 Members must be appointed for a term of not more than five years.

4 A member may resign by giving notice in writing to a Minister of the Crown.

5 A Minister of the Crown may remove a member if—

(a) the person has been absent from three or more consecutive meetings of the Commission without its permission,

(b) the person has become bankrupt or has made an arrangement with creditors,

(c) the person's estate has been sequestrated in Scotland or the person, under Scots law, has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, creditors, or

(d) the Minister is satisfied that the person is otherwise unable or unfit to perform the duties of the office.

6 A person ceases to be the chair or the deputy chair if the person—

(a) resigns that office by giving notice in writing to a Minister of the Crown, or

(b) ceases to be a member.

7 A person who holds or has held office as the chair, or as the deputy chair or other member, may be reappointed, whether or not to the same office.

Provision of staff and facilities etc E+W+S

8 (1) A Minister of the Crown may provide the Commission with—

(a) such staff,

(b) such accommodation, equipment and other facilities, and

(c) such sums,

as the Minister may determine are required by the Commission in the exercise of its functions.

(2) A Minister of the Crown may, if the Commission so requests, carry out or commission research for the purpose of the carrying out of the Commission's functions.

Payments E+W+S

9 A Minister of the Crown may pay to or in respect of the members of the Commission such remuneration, allowances and expenses as the Minister may determine.

Supplementary powers E+W+S

10 The Commission may do anything that appears to it necessary or appropriate for the purpose of, or in connection with, the carrying out of its functions.

Status E+W+S

11 The Commission is not to be regarded—

(a) as the servant or agent of the Crown, or

(b) as enjoying any status, privilege or immunity of the Crown.

Sub-committees E+W+S

12 The Commission may establish sub-committees.

Validity of proceedings E+W+S

13 The Commission may regulate—

(a) its own procedure (including quorum);

(b) the procedure of any sub-committee (including quorum).

14 The validity of anything done by the Commission or any sub-committee is not affected by—

(a) any vacancy in the membership of the Commission or sub-committee, or

(b) any defect in the appointment of any member of the Commission or a sub-committee.

Discharge of functions E+W+S

15 The Commission may authorise a sub-committee or member to exercise any of the Commission's functions.”