Suspension and removal of Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee members
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1
The Council must remove from the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee any member—
a
who resigns from membership of the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee in accordance with these regulations;
b
whose term of office has expired;
c
who, in the case of a registered person, has ceased to be registered;
d
who, in the opinion of the Council,—
i
has ceased to be an appropriate person to be a member of the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee (for example, by reason of misconduct or a criminal conviction),
ii
has seriously or persistently failed to meet the standards of performance, conduct, attendance or participation in training required of a member of the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee in the ordinary course of a member’s duties,
iii
is unable to perform the duties of a member because of ill health,
iv
has improperly disclosed confidential information obtained by the member in the course of membership of the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee,
v
has brought the Society into disrepute,
vi
has failed to comply with the code of conduct for Statutory Committee and Scrutiny Committee members,
vii
should no longer continue to be a member of the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee in the public interest.
2
The Council may suspend a member of the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee while investigations are being undertaken into the member’s suitability to remain as a member of that committee.
3
The Council must afford any member of the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee who is under investigation the opportunity to make written and oral representations before reaching a decision as to whether to remove that member from the relevant committee.
4
The procedure for the suspension or removal of a member of the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee is to be prepared by the Council and a copy must be given to every member of the Statutory Committee and Scrutiny Committee.