The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Boards) (Scotland) Order 2014

Membership where integration scheme prepared by one local authority S

3.—(1) When an integration joint board is established it must include the following members—

(a) the number of councillors determined in accordance with paragraph (3) nominated by the local authority;

(b) the number of persons determined in accordance with paragraph (3) nominated by the Health Board;

(c) the chief social work officer of the local authority;

F1 (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e) the proper officer of the integration joint board appointed under section 95 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(1);

(f) a registered medical practitioner whose name is included in the list of primary medical services performers prepared by the Health Board in accordance with Regulations made under section 17P of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(2);

(g) a registered nurse who is employed by the Health Board or by a person or body with which the Health Board has entered into a general medical services contract; and

(h) a registered medical practitioner employed by the Health Board and not providing primary medical services.

(2) The members appointed under paragraphs (1)(f) to (h) must be determined by the Health Board.

(3) The number of persons to be nominated under [F2 each of paragraphs] (1)(a) and (b) is—

(a) three;

(b) such number as the constituent authorities agree; or

(c) such number as may be specified by the local authority which does not exceed 10 per cent of the number of members of the local authority,

whichever is the greatest.

(4) Except where paragraph (5) applies, the members nominated by the Health Board under paragraph 3(1)(b) must be non-executive directors of that Health Board.

(5) If the Health Board is unable to nominate the number of non-executive directors determined in accordance with paragraph (3)—

(a) it must nominate at least 2 non-executive directors; and

(b) the remainder of the persons nominated must be appropriate persons.

(6) Once an integration joint board is established it must appointF3 ... at least one member in respect of each of the groups described in paragraph (7).

(7) The groups referred to in paragraph (6) are—

(a) staff of the constituent authorities engaged in the provision of services provided under integration functions;

(b) third sector bodies carrying out activities related to health or social care in the area of the local authority;

(c) service users residing in the area of the local authority; and

(d) persons providing unpaid care in the area of the local authority.

[F4 (7A) A member appointed under paragraph (6) must not also be a member of the integration joint board by virtue of paragraph (1).

(7B) The chief officer of an integration joint board is to be a member of the integration joint board.]

(8) Subject to paragraph (9), the integration joint board may appoint such additional members as it sees fit.

(9) A member appointed under paragraph (8) may not be a councillor or a non-executive director of the Health Board.

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 3(1)(d) repealed (20.3.2015) by The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Boards and Integration Joint Monitoring Committees) (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/66), arts. 1, 2(2)(a)

F2 Words in art. 3(3) substituted (20.3.2015) by The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Boards and Integration Joint Monitoring Committees) (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/66), arts. 1, 2(2)(b)

F3 Words in art. 3(6) omitted (20.3.2015) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Boards and Integration Joint Monitoring Committees) (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/66), arts. 1, 2(2)(c)

F4 Art. 3(7A)(7B) inserted (20.3.2015) by The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Boards and Integration Joint Monitoring Committees) (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/66), arts. 1, 2(2)(d)

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 3 in force at 28.11.2014, see art. 1(1)

(1)

1973 c.65. By virtue of section 106 of that Act, as amended by section 13 of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 9), the provisions of part 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, with the exception of sections 101A and 105A, apply to an integration joint board.

(2)

Section 17P was inserted by section 5(2) of the Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 1). Regulation 4(1) of S.S.I. 2004/114 provides for the preparation of a primary medical services performers list by each Health Board.