SCHEDULE 1Procedures for appointment of officer and non-officer members

Regulation 4(5)

(1)

This Schedule applies to the selection and appointment of all members of the Board except the chair and vice-chair, co-opted members and the first members.

(2)

The Board shall ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place for the selection and appointment of persons as members and that those arrangements take into account —

(a)

the principles from time to time laid down by the Commissioner for Public Appointments7 and in the Assembly’s Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies8;

(b)

the requirement that the selection and appointment of members be open and transparent;

(c)

the requirement of fair and open competition in the selection and appointment of members; and

(d)

the need to ensure that successful candidates meet the eligibility requirements set out in Schedule 2 and that they meet the selection criteria and standards of competence applied by the Board.