The Statutory Committee and the Scrutiny Committee are to be assisted by a secretary.

No person may act as secretary to either committee if that person is a member of the Council.

Any person acting as secretary to the Scrutiny Committee in relation to a fitness to practise allegation, must not act as secretary to the Statutory Committee in any proceedings in connection with that allegation.

The secretary to either committee is to be responsible for the administrative arrangements relating to the proceedings of that committee.

The secretary to either committee must, in consultation with the chair of the relevant committee, select the legal, clinical and specialist advisers to advise the committee, as required in any particular case.

The secretary to either committee must keep a record, or ensure a record is kept, of all decisions made by the committee and the reasons for them.

The secretary to either committee must not participate in the decision making of the committee (and is not entitled to vote).