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Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
187Conduct of board meetings
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187 Conduct of board meetings
(1) The board may conduct its proceedings (including its meetings) as it
(2) However, this section is subject to section 196 (Conduct of inquiry).
(3) A meeting may be held using a method of communication, or a
combination of methods of communication, that allows a member
taking part to hear what each other member taking part says without
the members being in each other’s presence.
a phone link, a satellite link, an internet or intranet link
(4) A member who takes part in a meeting conducted under
subsection (3) is taken to be present at the meeting.
(5) A resolution of the board is valid, even if it is not passed at a meeting
of the board, if—
(a) all members agree, in writing, to the proposed resolution; and
(b) notice of the resolution is given under procedures decided by the
(6) The board must keep minutes of its meetings.