Membership of the committee
5.—(1) The members of the committee consist of—
(a)a chair;
(b)the chief officers or their nominated representatives; and
(c)the person who has been designated as the accountable officer for shared services.
(2) For the purposes of regulation 5(1)(c), the person who is designated as the accountable officer for shared services, means the person who has been designated as accountable officer for shared services by the person who has been designated as an additional accounting officer, with responsibility for the NHS in Wales, in accordance with section 133(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006(1).
(3) Where a chief officer intends to nominate a representative for the purposes of regulation 5(1)(b), the nomination must be in writing addressed to the chair of the committee, and must specify whether the nomination is for a specific length of time.
2006 c. 32. In accordance with section 129(6) of the Government of Wales Act 2006, the Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government is the principal accounting officer for the Welsh Ministers. In accordance with section 133(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006, the Permanent Secretary may designate other members of staff of the Welsh Government as additional accounting officers. The Director General for Health and Social Services has been designated as an additional accounting officer responsible for the budgets for which he has administrative responsibility. Additional accounting officers may appoint accountable officers in certain public bodies, which include NHS Trusts. Accountable officers have their responsibilities set out in an Accountable Officer Memorandum.