# Children and Social Work Act 2017, Paragraph 8


(1) The regulator must appoint a person to be chief executive, but may only appoint a person who has been approved by the Secretary of State.
(2) The chief executive is an employee of the regulator.
(3) The Secretary of State may appoint the first chief executive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/16/schedule/3/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-social-work-act-2017/schedule-3/paragraph-8
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