European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020

Staffing of the IMA

8 (1) The IMA may—

(a) appoint employees (in addition to the executive members), and

(b) make such other arrangements for the staffing of the IMA as it considers appropriate.

(2) The terms and conditions of appointment as an employee are to be determined—

(a) in the case of employees other than a chief executive appointed by the Secretary of State, by the IMA with the approval of the Secretary of State, or

(b) in the case of a chief executive appointed by the Secretary of State, by the Secretary of State.

(3) The IMA must pay its employees such remuneration—

(a) in the case of employees other than a chief executive appointed by the Secretary of State, as the IMA may determine with the approval of the Secretary of State, or

(b) in the case of a chief executive appointed by the Secretary of State, as the Secretary of State may determine.

(4) The IMA must pay, or make provision for paying, to or in respect of a person who is or has been an employee of the IMA, such sums in respect of pensions, allowances and gratuities—

(a) in the case of employees other than a chief executive appointed by the Secretary of State, as the IMA may determine with the approval of the Secretary of State, or

(b) in the case of a chief executive appointed by the Secretary of State, as the Secretary of State may determine.

(5) In the Superannuation Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”), in Schedule 1 (kinds of employment to which a scheme under section 1 of the 1972 Act can apply), in the list of “Other Bodies”, at the appropriate place insert—

• “The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements.”

(6) The IMA must pay to the Minister for the Civil Service, at such times as the Minister may direct, such sums as the Minister may determine in respect of any increase in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament which is attributable to the provision of pensions by virtue of section 1 of the 1972 Act or section 1 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 in respect of employees of the IMA.

(7) In relation to executive members of the IMA, references in sub-paragraphs (2) to (4) to the IMA determining something with the approval of the Secretary of State are to be read as references to the non-executive members determining that thing with the approval of the Secretary of State.