Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21)

SCHEDULES

Valid from 15/03/2012

SCHEDULE 1 E+W Probation trusts: further provisions

Prospective

Proceedings and delegation E+W

9 E+W A probation trust may regulate its own procedure (including quorum).

10 E+W The validity of any proceedings of a probation trust is not affected by a vacancy among its members or by a defect in the appointment of any member.

11 (1) A probation trust may authorise an appointed member, a committee, the chief executive or any other member of staff to do anything (including exercising the power under this paragraph) that the trust would otherwise have to do itself. E+W

(2) For this purpose “committee” means a committee or sub-committee of the trust, including one that includes persons who are not members of the trust.

(3) Authorisation under this paragraph may be general or specific.