Charities Act 2011

3(1)An appointment of a person to hold office as a member of the Commission must be for a term of no more than 3 years.E+W

(2)A person holding office as a member of the Commission—

(a)may resign that office by giving notice in writing to the Minister, and

(b)may be removed from office by the Minister on the ground of incapacity or misbehaviour.

(3)Before removing a member of the Commission the Minister must consult—

(a)the Commission, and

(b)if the member was appointed following consultation with the Welsh Ministers, the Welsh Ministers.

(4)No person may hold office as a member of the Commission for more than 10 years in total.

(5)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4), time spent holding office as a Charity Commissioner for England and Wales counts as time spent holding office as a member of the Commission.