Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 1035

The Local Probation Boards (Appointments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2001

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Functions of selection panel
     4.  - (1) A selection panel shall interview any person who has applied to the Secretary of State for appointment to a local probation board and who either - 

(a) in the case of a candidate to whom regulation 2(4) applies (applications for post of chief officer), has been selected as a suitable candidate at an assessment centre in accordance with that regulation; or

(b) in the case of any other candidate, has been referred to the panel by the Secretary of State or a person providing services to him.

    (2) All candidates selected for interview in accordance with paragraph (1) above shall be notified in writing by a person acting on behalf of the selection panel of the date, time and place of the interview.

    (3) The notification shall be sent to the candidate at least 5 days before the date set for the interview.

    (4) A person who has been notified in accordance with the provisions of this regulation but who fails to attend for interview at the date, time and place notified to him must be given the opportunity to explain his absence and be given an alternative date for the interview where it appears to the selection panel appropriate to do so.

    (5) When the selection panel has completed interviews of the candidates, other than for the post of chief officer, it shall draw up a short list of the candidates, if any, considered suitable for appointment.

    (6) The short list shall be submitted to the Secretary of State.

    (7) Where a selection panel has completed interviews of candidates for the post of chief officer, it shall determine which, if any, of the candidates interviewed it considers suitable for the post, and if more than one candidate is selected, it shall prepare a list naming the suitable candidates in order of merit.

    (8) A selection panel shall inform the Secretary of State of its decision under paragraph (7) above and supply him with a copy of any list prepared in accordance with that paragraph.

Appointments
     5.  - (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.

Re-advertising unfilled posts
     6. Where the Secretary of State makes no appointment to a post for which candidates were interviewed by a selection panel, the post shall be re-advertised.

Audit committees
     7.  - (1) Regulation 7 of the Local Probation Boards (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2001[2] is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

    (2) For paragraph (4) there is substituted - 

    " (4) The quorum of an audit committee shall be not less than 3.".

    (3) For paragraph (6) there is substituted - 

    " (6) The chairman of an audit committee must be appointed by the local probation board.".

Paul Boateng
Minister of State

Home Office
15th March 2001

[2] S.I. 2001/850.back