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2(1)The OfS is to consist of the following members appointed by the Secretary of State—
(a)a chair (“the chair”),
(b)the Chief Executive Officer,
(c)the Director for Fair Access and Participation, and
(d)at least seven and not more than twelve other members (“the ordinary members”).
(2)The Secretary of State must, in appointing the chair and the ordinary members, have regard to the desirability of the OfS’s members (between them) having experience of—
(a)representing or promoting the interests of individual students, or students generally, on higher education courses provided by higher education providers,
(b)providing higher education on behalf of an English higher education provider or being responsible for the provision of higher education by such a provider,
(c)employing graduates of higher education courses provided by higher education providers covering a range of academic and practical disciplines,
(d)promoting choice for consumers or other service users, and encouraging competition, in industry or another sector of society,
(e)creating, reviewing, implementing or managing a regulatory system in industry or another sector of society,
(f)managing or auditing the financial affairs of an organisation, and
(g)a broad range of the different types of English higher education providers.
(3)But at least one of the ordinary members must have experience of representing or promoting the interests of individual students, or students generally, on higher education courses provided by higher education providers.
(4)A person may not be appointed as a member of the OfS if the person is a civil servant.
(5)In this Schedule, “civil servant” means a person employed in the civil service of the State.
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