Paragraph 1

(1)

The Delivery Authority is to have a board of directors consisting of—

(a)

a chair appointed by the Sponsor Body,

(b)

at least 4 persons appointed by the Delivery Authority as non-executive directors,

(c)

up to 2 persons appointed by the Sponsor Body as non-executive directors, and

(d)

at least 2 persons appointed by the Delivery Authority as executive directors.

(2)

A person may be appointed as chair only with the consent of the House Commissions.

(3)

A person may not be appointed as a director of the Delivery Authority if the person is—

(a)

a member of either House of Parliament,

(b)

a Minister of the Crown,

(c)

a member of either of the House Commissions,

F1(d)

the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons or the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords,

(da)

employed (under a contract of employment) by the House of Commons Commission, by the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords or by the Corporate Officers as a member of staff of a joint department of the two Houses,

(e)

a member of the Estimates Commission.

(4)

But sub-paragraph (3)(a) F2and (da) does not apply in relation to the appointment of a person within sub-paragraph (1)(c).

(5)

The number of non-executive directors appointed by the Delivery Authority must be greater than the number of executive directors.

(6)

A person who is an executive director is a member of the Delivery Authority's staff.

(7)

A person may be appointed as a director of the Delivery Authority only—

(a)

if the Sponsor Body consents to the appointment, and

(b)

in the case of a non-executive director, if the person has been selected on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2 para. 1(3)(d)(da) substituted for Sch. 2 para. 1(3)(d) (1.1.2023) by The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body (Abolition) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1360), regs. 1, 9(6)(a) (with reg. 11)
F2: Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(4) substituted (1.1.2023) by The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body (Abolition) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1360), regs. 1, 9(6)(b) (with reg. 11)