Regulation 8
The Secretary of State may suspend, or remove, from office a member of a local probation board, by giving notice in writing on one of the following grounds:
subject to paragraph (2) below, that he has failed to attend board meetings for a continuous period of two months without the consent of the board;
that he has been convicted of a criminal offence;
that he has become subject to the notification requirements of Part I of the Sex Offenders Act 1997;
that a bankruptcy order has been made against him, or his estate has been sequestrated or he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors; or
that it is considered that he is unable or unfit to discharge his functions as a member.
A member of a local probation board shall not be removed from office under paragraph (1)(a) above if in the opinion of the Secretary of State he has good reason for the non-attendance.