# Offender Management Act 2007, Paragraph 3


(1) A probation trust shall consist of—
(a) a chairman and not less than four other members appointed by the Secretary of State; and
(b) the chief executive.
(2) In the following provisions “appointed member” means a member of a probation trust appointed by the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1)(a) (including the chairman, where the context allows).
(3) Where practicable, at least one of the appointed members of a probation trust must, when appointed, be a member of a relevant local authority.
(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) “relevant local authority” means—
(a) a county council, district council or parish council in England, a London Borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly; or
(b) a county council, county borough council or community council in Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/21/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offender-management-act-2007/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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