# The Partnership Arrangements (Wales) Regulations 2015, Regulation 11: Membership of regional partnership boards

Extent: E+W

(1) Membership of a regional partnership board must include the following—
(a) at least one elected member of a local authority which established the regional partnership board;
(b) at least one member of a Local Health Board which established the regional partnership board;
(c) the person appointed as director of social services under section 144 of the Act in respect of each local authority which established the regional partnership board, or his or her nominated representative;
(d) at least one representative of the Local Health Board which established the regional partnership board;
(e) at least two people who represent the interests of third sector organisations in the area covered by the regional partnership board;
(f) at least one person who represents the interests of care providers in the area covered by the regional partnership board;
(g) at least one person to represent people with needs for care and support in the area covered by the regional partnership board;
(h) at least one person to represent carers in the area covered by the regional partnership board ;
(i) at least one senior local authority officer responsible for housing including the responsibility for or links to capital investment in housing, in the area covered by the regional partnership board;
(j) at least one person who represents registered social landlords in the area covered by the regional partnership board;
(k) at least one senior local authority officer who has responsibility for education in the area covered by the regional partnership board... ;
(l) a representative of the Welsh Ambulance Services University National Health Service Trust;
(m) at least one person to represent the interests of the providers of primary care services in the area covered by the regional partnership board;
(n) at least one person to represent the interests of workers who provide health or social care services in the area covered by the regional partnership board;
(o) at least one person to represent the County Voluntary Councils which represent the area covered by the regional partnership board.
(1A) A regional partnership board must invite a representative of the Citizen Voice Body to be an independent observer member of the board.
(1B) A regional partnership board may invite such other persons to be independent observer members of the board as it thinks appropriate.
(1C) An independent observer member who is appointed under paragraph (1A) or (1B)—
(a) must agree to being appointed to the board to serve in that capacity;
(b) may participate in any meeting of the board but is not entitled to vote at any meeting of the board on any question that falls to be decided at that meeting;
(c) must not be counted in any quorum for a meeting of the board.
(2) A regional partnership board may co-opt such other persons to be members of the board as it thinks appropriate.
(3) The partnership bodies may pay remunerations and allowances to members of regional partnership boards.
(4) For the purpose of this regulation—
“care provider” (“darparwr gofal”) means—
(a)a person who is registered under Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 to provide a regulated service (within the meaning of that Act), and
(b)a person registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 in respect of a establishment or agency (within the meaning of that Act);
“primary care services” (“gwasanaethau gofal sylfaenol”) means the services provided as part of the national health service pursuant to arrangements made by Local Health Boards in accordance with Parts 4 to 7 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;
“registered social landlord” (“landlord cymdeithasol cofrestredig”) means a Welsh body registered with the Welsh Ministers under Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996;
“third sector organisation” (“sefydliad trydydd sector”) has the same meaning as in section 16(2) of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1989/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/partnership-arrangements-wales-regulations-2015/regulation-11
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