# The Health Professions Council (Screeners) Rules Order of Council 2003, Paragraph 3: Appointment of Screeners


(1) The Council may appoint persons to be Screeners in accordance with article 23 of the Order.
(2) Screeners shall be appointed—
(a) from among persons who are not and never have been members of a health or social care profession which is regulated under any enactment (“lay screeners”); and
(b) from among registrants (“registrant screeners”),
who have such qualifications, interests and experience as, in the opinion of the Council, will enable them to perform the functions of Screeners.
(3) There shall be at least one registrant screener appointed from each part of the register.
(4) A person may not be appointed as a registrant screener nor act as such if he is subject to any investigations, proceedings or determination against him concerning his fitness to practise his profession.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1573/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-professions-council-screeners-rules-order-of-council-2003/schedule/paragraph-3
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