EXPERT PANEL AND OTHER ADVISORY GROUPS Sample Clauses

EXPERT PANEL AND OTHER ADVISORY GROUPS. 5.0.1 The Joint Committee may, and where directed by the LHBs jointly or the Welsh Ministers must appoint an Expert Panel and other Advisory Groups to provide it with advice in the exercise of its functions. Full details of the Expert Panel and other Advisory Groups established by the Joint Committee, including detailed terms of reference are set out in Annex 4 of the WHSSC SOs. 5.0.2 Any Expert Panel or Advisory Group established by the Joint Committee must have its own terms of reference and operating arrangements, which must be formally approved by the Joint Committee These must establish its governance and ways of working, setting out, as a minimum:  The scope of its work (including its purpose and any delegated powers and authority);  Membership and quorum;  Meeting arrangements;  Relationships and accountabilities with others;  Any budget and financial responsibility, where appropriate;;  Secretariat and other support;  Training, development and performance; and  Reporting and assurance arrangements. 5.0.3 In doing so, the Joint Committee shall specify which aspects of the WHSSC SOs are not applicable to the operation of the Expert Panel or Advisory Group, keeping any such aspects to the minimum necessary. 5.0.4 The membership of any Expert Panel or Advisory Group - including the designation of Chair; definition of member roles and powers and terms and conditions of appointment (including remuneration and reimbursement) - will usually be determined by the Joint Committee, subject to any specific requirements or directions agreed by the LHBs or the Welsh Ministers.