Valid from 19/01/2011
Valid from 19/09/2012
Recruitment and tenure of panel membersS
1(1)The National Convener may make arrangements for the recruitment of persons as members of the Children's Panel (a person appointed as a member being referred to in this schedule as a “panel member”).S
(2)It is for the National Convener to appoint persons as panel members from those recruited under sub-paragraph (1).
(3)The National Convener must reappoint as a panel member a person whose appointment has ceased unless—
(a)the person declines to be reappointed, or
(b)the National Convener is satisfied that sub-paragraph (4) applies.
(4)This sub-paragraph applies if the person is unfit to be a panel member by reason of—
(a)inability,
(b)conduct, or
(c)failure without reasonable excuse to comply with any training requirements imposed by the National Convener.
(5)The period for which a person is appointed or reappointed as a panel member is 3 years.
(6)The National Convener may, with the consent of the Lord President of the Court of Session, remove a panel member during the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (5) if satisfied that sub-paragraph (4) applies.