PART 7 U.K.VISITING COMMITTEES

Proceedings of Visiting CommitteesU.K.

51.—(1) The Visiting Committee of a short-term holding facility must meet—

(a)once a month, or

(b)if they resolve for reasons specified in the resolution that less frequent meetings are sufficient, not fewer than eight times in 12 months.

(2) The committee may fix a quorum of not fewer than three members for proceedings.

(3) The committee must keep minutes of their proceedings.

(4) The proceedings of the committee are not invalidated by a vacancy in the membership or a defect in the appointment of a member.