686Membership of multi-agency panels

686 Membership of multi-agency panels

(1) The Secretary is the Chair of each multi-agency panel.

(2) The Secretary may delegate the Secretary's function as Chair to an executive within the meaning of section 4(1) of the Public Administration Act 2004 employed in the Department.

(3) The other members of a multi-agency panel are—

(a) the persons prescribed as members or a person belonging to a prescribed class of persons; and

(b) any person permitted or invited by the Chair to attend a panel meeting, if the Chair considers that the person's attendance is necessary or desirable for the purpose of meeting the functions of the panel.