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.