Paragraph 3
(1)
Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the Local Government Association shall establish and maintain a panel of persons from which a person may be appointed to decide the question whether the conditions for referral of a case are satisfied.
(2)
The Local Government Association shall consult such other associations of relevant authorities as they think appropriate before—
(a)
establishing the panel,
(b)
inviting a person to join the panel after it has been established, and
(c)
removing a person from the panel.