The Community Health Councils (Constitution, Membership and Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2010

Appointment of committees to be known as executive committees

19.—(1) A Council—

(a) must appoint an executive committee to oversee the conduct and performance of all relevant local committees and to ensure the effective delivery of the Council’s statutory duties and core functions throughout the district of the Council;

(b) must give the executive committee responsibility for taking or delegating to another committee formed under these Regulations all final decisions on the exercise of the Council’s functions, including but not limited to—

(i) responding to all consultations on health services within the district of a Council;

(ii) issuing statements or releases to the press and other media;

(iii) appointing committees and joint committees of the Council under regulations 20 and 21;

(iv) delegating functions on behalf of the Council to any committee of the Council;

(v) dealing with matters arising from the exercise of the Council’s advocacy functions under regulation 31;

(vi) approving all changes to the standing orders of a Council;

(vii) preparing and approving reports of the Council which are required by regulation 25;

(viii) preparing and approving accounts of the Council which are required by regulation 41; and

(ix) any other matter relating to the operation of the health service within the district of the Council;

(c) may give the executive committee responsibility for carrying out such other functions of the Council as the Council may determine, subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Council thinks fits; and

(d) must ensure that the membership of the executive committee consists of—

(i) the Council chair and vice chair;

(ii) the chair and vice chair of each relevant local committee; and

(iii) the Chief Officer of the Council.

(2) The first constitution and standing orders of the executive committee is determined by the Welsh Ministers, and may be varied or revoked only if approved by the Welsh Ministers.