SCHEDULE 2The Delivery Authority
Board of directors
1
(1)
The Delivery Authority is to have a board of directors consisting of—
(a)
a chair appointed by the Sponsor Body,
(b)
at least 4 persons appointed by the Delivery Authority as non-executive directors,
(c)
up to 2 persons appointed by the Sponsor Body as non-executive directors, and
(d)
at least 2 persons appointed by the Delivery Authority as executive directors.
(2)
A person may be appointed as chair only with the consent of the House Commissions.
(3)
A person may not be appointed as a director of the Delivery Authority if the person is—
(a)
a member of either House of Parliament,
(b)
a Minister of the Crown,
(c)
a member of either of the House Commissions,
F1(d)
the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons or the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords,
(da)
employed (under a contract of employment) by the House of Commons Commission, by the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords or by the Corporate Officers as a member of staff of a joint department of the two Houses,
(e)
a member of the Estimates Commission.
(4)
But sub-paragraph (3)(a) F2and (da) does not apply in relation to the appointment of a person within sub-paragraph (1)(c).
(5)
The number of non-executive directors appointed by the Delivery Authority must be greater than the number of executive directors.
(6)
A person who is an executive director is a member of the Delivery Authority's staff.
(7)
A person may be appointed as a director of the Delivery Authority only—
(a)
if the Sponsor Body consents to the appointment, and
(b)
in the case of a non-executive director, if the person has been selected on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.