The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Monitoring Committees) (Scotland) Order 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision in relation to the membership, proceedings and operation of integration joint monitoring committees established under section 15(3) of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014.

Articles 3 and 4 make provision for the persons who must, and may, be included in the membership of an integration joint monitoring committee, depending on whether the integration joint monitoring committee is established by a Health Board acting with one, or more than one, local authority. This includes members to be nominated by the Health Board and local authority which established the committee, holders of key posts within the Health Board and local authority, and representatives of groups having an interest in the committee.

Article 5(1) provides that the term of office for members is not to exceed three years. An exception to this is set out in article 5(2) where a person is a member by virtue of holding a particular post within a Health Board or local authority. In such circumstances, the member may remain in office as long as they hold the relevant post. Article 5(4) clarifies that members may be appointed for more than one successive term of office. By virtue of article 5(5), a member may resign or be removed during their term of office as provided for in this Order.

Article 6 provides for the chairperson of the committee to be appointed from among the members nominated by the Health Board and local authority.

Article 7 clarifies that an integration joint monitoring committee may continue to operate if there is a vacancy in its membership.

Article 8 sets out categories of persons who are disqualified from being appointed as a member.

Articles 9 and 10 provide for the resignation or removal of members.

Article 11 makes provision about voting.

Article 12 makes provision to allow proxies to attend a meeting of the integration joint monitoring committee.

Article 13 sets out the expenses that may be paid to members.

Article 14 imposes a requirement on each integration joint monitoring committee to create its own standing orders. Paragraph (2), together with the Schedule, sets out matters that must be included in the standing orders of every integration joint monitoring committee.