SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Dismissal from health service body 4

1

The person has been dismissed as a member, otherwise than by reason of redundancy, or non-renewal of a fixed term contract, from paid employment with a health service body.

2

A person who is disqualified under sub-paragraph (1) may, after the expiry of two years from the date of dismissal, apply in writing to the Welsh Ministers to have that disqualification removed.

3

Where the Welsh Ministers have directed that a disqualification is to be removed under sub-paragraph (2), the person is no longer disqualified for the purpose of this Schedule.

4

If the Welsh Ministers refuse a person’s application under sub-paragraph (2), no further application may be made by the person before the expiry of the period of two years beginning with the date of the person’s last application.

5

For the purpose of this paragraph, a person is not to be treated as having been in paid employment by reason only of having been—

a

in the case of a health service body which is not an NHS Trust or an NHS Foundation Trust (other than an Integrated Care Board), the chair, vice-chair or a non-officer member of the body,

b

in the case of an NHS Trust, the chair, vice-chair or a non-executive director of the trust,

c

in the case of an NHS Foundation Trust, the chair, a governor or a non-executive director of the trust, or

d

in the case of an Integrated Care Board, the chair or a non-executive director of the board.

6

In sub-paragraph (5)(a), “non-officer member” means a member of a health service body who is not employed by the body.