Definition of Bias or Apprehension of Bias. 5.9.1 Bias or apprehension of bias is defined as an expressed concern that there is a potential for a Member making a recommendation or participating in the decision or process leading to a recommendation or decision, to have pre-judged the issue to be determined or to be unduly influenced either positively or negatively by a pre-existing relationship with a Member who is the subject of the recommendation or decision.
