SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 15The Office for Legal Complaints
Terms of appointment and tenure of members
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A member of the OLC is to hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms and conditions of the member's appointment (subject to this Schedule).
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1
A member of the OLC must be appointed for a fixed period.
2
The period for which a member is appointed must not exceed 5 years.
3
A person who has held office as a member may be re-appointed once only, for a further period (whether consecutive or not) not exceeding 5 years.
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If a member of the OLC who is a lay person becomes a person within paragraph (a) to (e) of paragraph 2(3), that person ceases to be a member of the OLC.
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1
A member may at any time—
a
resign from office by giving notice to the Board;
b
be removed from office by the Board.
2
The Board may not under sub-paragraph (1)(b) remove a member (including the chairman) from office unless the Board is satisfied that the member—
a
has failed without reasonable excuse to discharge the functions of the office for a continuous period of at least 6 months,
b
has been convicted of an offence,
c
is an undischarged bankrupt F1or is a person in relation to whom a moratorium period under a debt relief order applies (under Part 7A of the Insolvency Act 1986), or
d
is otherwise unfit to hold the office or unable to discharge its functions.
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The chairman may be removed from office under sub-paragraph (1)(b) only with the consent of the Lord Chancellor.
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The Board must consult the chairman before removing a member (other than the chairman) under sub-paragraph (1)(b).
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The Board may not remove an ordinary member on the ground mentioned in paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (2) more than 3 months after the end of the period mentioned in that paragraph.
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The chairman ceases to be chairman upon ceasing to be a member of the OLC.