Part 2 U.K.Regulation of health professions and health and social care workforce

The Council for Healthcare Regulatory ExcellenceU.K.

114Constitution etc. of CouncilU.K.

(1)Schedule 7 to the 2002 Act (which contains provisions relating to the Council) is amended as follows.

(2)For paragraph 4 substitute—

“4The Council is to consist of—

(a)a chair appointed by the Privy Council,

(b)one non-executive member appointed by the Scottish Ministers,

(c)one non-executive member appointed by the Welsh Ministers,

(d)one non-executive member appointed by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland,

(e)three non-executive members appointed by the Secretary of State, and

(f)two executive members appointed in accordance with paragraph 11.”

(3)In paragraph 6—

(a)for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)the conditions to be fulfilled for appointment as chair or other member of the Council,”,

(b)in paragraph (b), for “chairman and other members” substitute “ chair and non-executive members ”, and

(c)before the “and” at the end of paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)the appointment of a member as deputy chair and the circumstances in which that member ceases to hold, or may be removed from, office as deputy chair,”.

(4)In paragraph 10, for “chairman” (wherever occurring) substitute “ chair ”.

(5)For paragraph 11 substitute—