Section 3 Members
37.Subsections (1) and (2) stipulate that the Board has a mix of non-executive and executive members, with a non-executive Chairman appointed by Her Majesty, and at least five other non-executives.
38.Subsection (4)provides for one non-executive member to be appointed to the Board by the Minister for the Cabinet Office after consultation with Scottish Ministers, one after consultation with Welsh Ministers, and another after consultation with the Department of Finance and Personnel for Northern Ireland.
39.Subsection (5) provides for the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in consultation with the Chairman, to appoint one of the non-executives as a deputy Chairman.
40.Subsection (6) provides for three executive members of the Board: the National Statistician (ex-officio) and two others, who will be appointed by the non-executive members of the Board.