Persons may only be retained on the reserve list for a period of 3 consecutive years, after which time their suitability for continued inclusion in that list is to be reconsidered by the Council.

Persons on the reserve list who are eligible to serve as the chair of the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee may be appointed as the chair, deputy chair or member of that committee without further interview, in the event that a vacancy arises on that committee.

Persons on the reserve list who are eligible to serve as a deputy chair of the Statutory Committee or the Scrutiny Committee may be appointed as deputy chair or member of that committee without further interview, in the event that a vacancy arises on that committee.

Persons on the reserve list who are eligible to serve as a member of the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee may be appointed as a member of that committee without further interview, in the event that a vacancy arises on that committee.

Persons on the reserve list may be invited to attend training provided or arranged by the Society (which may be training provided by another body) to maintain their suitability for continued inclusion on the reserve list.

In the event that a member of the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee (including a deputy chair but excluding a chair) is unable to sit to consider a case for any reason, persons on the reserve list who are eligible to serve as a chair, deputy chair or other member of the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee may be co-opted to that committee, if its chair decides that it is appropriate to do so, to serve as a member of that committee (including as a deputy chair) for that particular case.