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Regulation 3 Requirements for membership of lay panelI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

A person may be appointed a member of the lay panel if he satisfies the requirements of –

(a)

paragraph (2);

(b)

paragraphs (3) and (4); or

(c)

paragraph (5).

(2)

The requirements of this paragraph are –

(a)

experience in the provision of services –

(i)

which must or may be provided by HSS Trusts under the 1995 Order or which are similar to such services; F1or

(ii)

for vulnerable adults; F2and

(b)

experience in relevant social work.

(3)

The requirements of this paragraph are –

(a)

experience in the provision of services by a HSS Board or HSS Trust;

(b)

experience in the provision of education in a school or in an institution within the further education sector; or

(c)

experience of being employed by an Education and Library Board in connection with the exercise of its functions under the 1986 Order.

(4)

The requirements of this paragraph are –

(a)

experience in the conduct of disciplinary investigations;

(b)

experience as a member of an Area Child Protection Committee, or similar experience;

(c)

experience of taking part in child protection conferences or in child protection review conferences, or similar experience; or

(d)

experience in negotiating the conditions of service of employees.

(5)

The requirements of this paragraph are –

(a)

experience in carrying out inspections under Part VI of the Order;

(b)

experience in carrying out inspections under the Registered Homes (Northern Ireland) Order 1992f1;

(c)

experience in carrying out inspections under the 1995 Order;

(d)

experience in managing an establishment or agency under Part III of the 2003 Order;

(e)

experience in managing a children’s home under the 1995 Order;

(f)

experience in managing the provision of health and personal social services; F3or

(g)

that the person is a nurse or medical practitioner who has experience of the provision of health services;

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in reg. 3(2)(a)(i) added (29.9.2006) by The Care Tribunal (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/342), regs. 1, 2(4)(a)

F2

Word in reg. 3(2)(a)(ii) added (29.9.2006) by The Care Tribunal (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/342), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)

F3

Word in reg. 3(5)(f) added (29.9.2006) by The Care Tribunal (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/342), regs. 1, 2(5)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 3 in operation at 1.4.2005, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1992/3204 (N.I. 20) (revoked by S.I. 2003 No. 43 (N.I. 9)