Scrutiny Panels. 7.1 The annual meeting of members of the Scrutiny Pool will establish Scrutiny Panels to undertake agreed scrutiny reviews. Membership of the Scrutiny Panels will be determined at the annual meeting and the principle of political balance from across Scrutiny Pool members must be applied when membership is agreed. 7.2 Scrutiny Panels established by this Clause 7 shall include representatives from at least 7 of the Constituent Councils. Each Scrutiny Panel shall appoint a Chair and Vice Chair from amongst its members. Unless unanimously agreed by all members appointed to any Scrutiny Panel, the Chair and Vice Chair of each Scrutiny Panel must come from different political groups. 7.3 Scrutiny Panels established under this Protocol must be appointed to carry out specific scrutiny tasks and be time limited. Their continuation will be subject to confirmation at each annual meeting of the Scrutiny Pool members. Any Scrutiny Panel continuing for more than two years must be subject to confirmation by the Executive Board and/or the GMCA as appropriate. 7.4 The Executive Board and/or the GMCA may also, if they choose, request that a Scrutiny Panel drawn from amongst members appointed under Clause 3 of this Protocol be appointed to examine a specific issue in more detail and report back its findings to the Executive Board and/or the GMCA as appropriate.
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