# The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Safeguarders Panel) Regulations 2012, Regulation 7: Tenure of appointment and removal of members

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(1) The period for which a person is appointed as a member of the Safeguarders Panel is 3 years.
(2) The period for which a person is reappointed as a member of the Safeguarders Panel is to be determined by the Scottish Ministers but must be for a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 3 years.
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/54/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011-safeguarders-panel-regulations-2012/regulation-7
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