The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012

Termination of appointment

27.—(1) A chair, CCG member or social services authority member may resign at any time during their term of appointment by giving notice in writing to the Chief Executive of the Board.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where the Board is of the opinion that it is not in the interests of the health service that a chair, CCG member or social services authority member should continue to hold office, it may terminate that person’s appointment with immediate effect by giving notice to that person in writing to that effect.

(3) The term of appointment of a CCG member or social services authority member must not be terminated under paragraph (2) unless the body responsible for nominating that member has been consulted.

(4) Where a person has been appointed by the Board to be a chair, CCG member or social services authority member, if it comes to the attention of the Board that—

(a) that person has become disqualified for appointment under regulation 25, the Board must notify that person in writing of such disqualification; or

(b) at the time of that person’s appointment they were so disqualified, the Board must declare that the person in question was not duly appointed and notify that person in writing to that effect.

(5) Upon receipt of any notification referred to in paragraph (4), the person’s term of appointment, if any, terminates with immediate effect and that person must cease to act as a chair, CCG member or social services authority member.