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Terms of reference

  • To facilitate the process by which appointments of members to the Council are made, including by:
    • considering any processes and recommendations which may facilitate the provision of advice to the Minister of Education as part of consultation on Ministerial appointments
    • approving any information to be published regarding any vacancy on Council, including any statement of the considerations which may be particularly relevant to the Council in filling that vacancy
    • considering and making enquiries into the nominations and expressions of interest received following the notification of a vacancy
    • interviewing, if it thinks fit, some or all of the those being considered for appointment or nomination to the Minister of Education
    • providing a confidential report to the Council on the outcome of its enquiries

Constitution

  • Three to four lay members of the Council, normally including the Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor
  • No member of Council whose term is due to complete in a given year, and who is eligible for reappointment, shall be appointed to the Committee in that year
  • The Chancellor, or in their absence, the Pro-Chancellor, shall chair the Committee

In attendance

  • Registrar and Secretary to the Council

Meeting dates

Meetings of the Council Nominations Committee are scheduled as required.

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