Regulation 4 Tenure of appointment and removal of members

For paragraphs (3) to (5) of regulation 7 substitute—

“(3)

A person who is appointed as a member of the Safeguarders Panel may, at the end of their period of appointment or, as the case may be, reappointment, be reappointed as a member of the Safeguarders Panel only if the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the person is fit to be a member of the Safeguarders Panel.

(4)

The Scottish Ministers may remove a member from the Safeguarders Panel if at any point they consider that that person is not fit to be a member of the Safeguarders Panel.

(5)

In assessing whether a person is fit to be a member of the Safeguarders Panel for the purpose of paragraph (3) or (4), the Scottish Ministers may in particular have regard to—

(a)

the person’s conduct;

(b)

whether the person has failed to comply with any requirement in that person’s letter of appointment or, as the case may be, reappointment; and

(c)

whether the person has been able and willing to operate in accordance with the Practice Standards.”.