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37 .F1—F2(1) There shall continue to be an officer known as “the social fund Commissioner”.
(2) The social fund Commissioner shall be appointed by the Department.
(3) The social fund Commissioner—
(a)shall appoint such social fund inspectors; and
(b)may appoint such officers and staff for himself and for social fund inspectors,
as he thinks fit, but with the consent of the Department as to numbers.
(4) Appointments under paragraph (3) shall be made from persons made available to the social fund Commissioner by the Department.
(5) It shall be the duty of the social fund Commissioner—
(a)to monitor the quality of decisions of social fund inspectors and give them such advice and assistance as he thinks fit to improve the standard of their decisions;
(b)to arrange such training of social fund inspectors as he considers appropriate; and
(c)to carry out such other functions in connection with the work of social fund inspectors as the Department may direct.
(6) The social fund Commissioner shall report annually in writing to the Department on the standards of reviews by social fund inspectors and the Department shall publish his report.
F1mod. by SR 1999/349, 350
F2prosp. in pt. certain functions transf. by 2002 c. 21
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