# The Local Probation Boards (Appointments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2001, Regulation 5: Appointments


(1) Appointments other than for the post of chief officer made by the Secretary of State to a local probation board must be made from the short list of candidates submitted to him by the selection panel for that board under regulation 4(6) above and must, so far as practicable, be made from candidates who live or work in the area of the board to which the appointments are to be made and who are representative of the local community in that board’s area.
(2) Any person appointed chief officer by the Secretary of State must be a person who was selected by the selection panel as being the only or the most suitable candidate for the post.
(3) Where a person on a list prepared by a selection panel rejects or fails to take up an offer of appointment as chief officer, the next person on the list (if any) shall be regarded as the most suitable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1035/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-probation-boards-appointments-and-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2001/regulation-5
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