The Care Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Requirements for membership of lay panel

3.—(1) A person may be appointed a member of the lay panel if he satisfies the requirements of –

(a) paragraph (2);

(b) paragraphs (3) and (4); or

(c) paragraph (5).

(2) The requirements of this paragraph are –

(a) experience in the provision of services –

(i) which must or may be provided by HSS Trusts under the 1995 Order or which are similar to such services;

(ii) for vulnerable adults;

(b) experience in relevant social work.

(3) The requirements of this paragraph are –

(a) experience in the provision of services by a HSS Board or HSS Trust;

(b) experience in the provision of education in a school or in an institution within the further education sector; or

(c) experience of being employed by an Education and Library Board in connection with the exercise of its functions under the 1986 Order.

(4) The requirements of this paragraph are –

(a) experience in the conduct of disciplinary investigations;

(b) experience as a member of an Area Child Protection Committee, or similar experience;

(c) experience of taking part in child protection conferences or in child protection review conferences, or similar experience; or

(d) experience in negotiating the conditions of service of employees.

(5) The requirements of this paragraph are –

(a) experience in carrying out inspections under Part VI of the Order;

(b) experience in carrying out inspections under the Registered Homes (Northern Ireland) Order 1992(1);

(c) experience in carrying out inspections under the 1995 Order;

(d) experience in managing an establishment or agency under Part III of the 2003 Order;

(e) experience in managing a children’s home under the 1995 Order;

(f) experience in managing the provision of health and personal social services;

(g) that the person is a nurse or medical practitioner who has experience of the provision of health services;

(1)

S.I. 1992/3204 (N.I. 20) (revoked by S.I. 2003 No. 43 (N.I. 9)