(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision concerning the membership and procedure of the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health established by section 20 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002. In particular, they make provision for the numbers, appointment and tenure of office of members (regulations 2 and 3), the appointment of a deputy-chairman (regulation 4), disqualification for appointment (regulations 5 and 6), termination of tenure of office (regulation 7), the appointment of committees and sub-committees (regulation 8), meetings and proceedings, including provision for disability for participation in proceedings on account of pecuniary interest (regulations 9 and 10, and Schedule 1), and access to meetings and documents of the Commission (regulation 11 and Schedule 2).