Schedules Schedule 9: United Kingdom Research and Innovation
Paragraph 1(1) states that UKRI is separate and distinct from, and is not working on behalf of, the Crown. Paragraph 1(2) sets out that property of UKRI does not belong to, nor is being held by UKRI on behalf of, the Crown.
	Paragraphs 2(1) and (2) state that the members of UKRI are a chair, the UKRI Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), the UKRI Chief Finance Officer ("CFO") and between nine and 12 other members. These members are appointed by the Secretary of State.
	Paragraphs 2(3) to 2(7) deal with other aspects of the membership of UKRI. The chair cannot be either the CEO or CFO. When making these appointments, with the exception of the appointment of the UKRI chair, the Secretary of State has a duty to consult the UKRI chair.
	Paragraph 2(5) sets out the Secretary of State’s duty, in appointing members of UKRI, to have regard to the desirability of there being experience of research into, or the development or exploitation of, science, technology, humanities or new ideas. The Secretary of State should also have regard to the desirability of members having experience of industrial, commercial or financial matters, the charitable sector, or the practice of any profession.
	Paragraph 2(6) sets out the Secretary of State’s duty, when appointing members of UKRI, to have regard to the desirability of those members including at least one person with relevant experience in relation to at least one of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
	Paragraph 2(7) defines "relevant experience" in relation to paragraph 2(6). This means experience of research into, or the development or exploitation of, science, technology, humanities or new ideas. It also includes experience of industrial, commercial or financial matters, the charitable sector, or the practice of any profession.
	Paragraph 3 describes the composition of UKRI’s nine Councils and how individuals are appointed to them. Each Council is comprised of one executive chair and between five and twelve ordinary Council members. Each executive chair is appointed by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may also choose to appoint one ordinary Council member to each Council after consulting the UKRI chair. All other ordinary Council members are appointed by UKRI after consulting that Council’s executive chair. A majority of each Council’s ordinary members must be persons who are neither members, nor employees, of UKRI.
	Paragraphs 4 and 5 relate to the terms and conditions of appointment for Ministerial appointees (UKRI members, executive chairs, and those ordinary council members appointed by the Secretary of State). The Secretary of State determines the terms and conditions of the appointment and may remove an appointee on the grounds of absence, inability, unfitness or on other grounds that the Secretary of State considers appropriate. A Ministerial appointee can resign by giving written notice to the Secretary of State.
	Paragraph 6 relates to terms and conditions for ordinary council members appointed by UKRI. UKRI determines the terms and conditions of the appointment and may remove an appointee on the grounds of absence, inability, unfitness or on other grounds that it considers appropriate. A UKRI appointee can resign by giving written notice to UKRI.
	Paragraph 7 places a duty on UKRI to pay salaries, pensions, allowances, compensation, expenses or gratuities to UKRI and Council members as determined by the Secretary of State. It also provides that if someone ceases to be a member of UKRI or a Council, UKRI must pay any compensation determined by the Secretary of State.
	Paragraph 8 empowers UKRI to appoint and pay staff, determining their pay, terms and conditions, allowances, expenses, pensions and gratuities, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State. Provision is also made for payments to former employees by UKRI with the approval of the Secretary of State. UKRI is a body in Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 and must pay the Minister for the Civil Service for any increase in sums provided by Parliament which are attributable to its inclusion in that Act.
	Paragraph 9 requires UKRI to establish an Executive Committee, to be chaired by the CEO and consisting of the CFO, executive chairs of each Council and any other employees of UKRI that the CEO may wish to appoint. The Executive Committee may establish sub-committees. UKRI is obliged to pay an allowance, as determined by the Secretary of State, to any member of an Executive sub-committee who is not a member of UKRI or its Councils or a UKRI employee.
	Paragraph 10(1) gives UKRI power to establish committees in addition to the Councils and the Executive Committee. Paragraph 10(2) states that a committee under sub-paragraph (1) may establish sub-committees. A general committee (i.e. a committee or sub-committee established under sub-paragraph (1) or (2)) or Council sub-committee may include persons who are not members of UKRI, Council members or UKRI employees. UKRI must pay allowances, as determined by the Secretary of State, to a member of a general committee or a Council sub-committee who is not a member of UKRI, a Council member or an employee of UKRI.
	Paragraph 10(7) places a duty on UKRI to keep under review the structure and scope of activity of the general committees. Paragraph 10(8) places a duty on the Councils to keep under review the structure and scope of activity of its Council sub-committees.
	Paragraphs 11 and 12 state that that UKRI, the Councils and the Executive Committee may determine their own procedures and the procedures of their relevant sub-committees. The quorum for UKRI and Council meetings is half of its members. The Secretary of State (or a representative) is entitled to attend any meeting of UKRI, its Councils, general committee or sub-committee or Councils Sub-committee. The Secretary of State or representative must, on request, be provided with papers and be able to participate in those meetings. However, the Secretary of State (or representative) may not be involved in decision-making at those meetings.
	The proceedings of UKRI, a Council, a Council sub-committee, a general committee or an Executive Committee are not rendered invalid by a vacancy or defective appointment.
	Paragraph 13 enables UKRI to delegate functions, as it determines, to individual members of UKRI, UKRI employees, Councils, general committees or Council sub-committees.
	Paragraph 14(1) requires UKRI to maintain a record of its financial accounts and clear records of the information that underpins them. It also requires that UKRI sets out an annual statement of its accounts for each financial year.
	Paragraph 14(2) requires that UKRI’s annual statement of accounts should adhere to instructions provided to it by the Secretary of State and HM Treasury. Instructions may relate to the content and form of the annual statement, the methodology, and any extra information that it has been deemed necessary to provide to Parliament.
	Paragraph 14(3) requires UKRI to send a copy of the annual financial statement to the Secretary of State and the Comptroller and Auditor General – the head of the National Audit Office, which is the organisation that scrutinises the spending of public bodies – before the end of August that follows the financial year to which the financial statement relates.
	Paragraph 14(4) requires the Comptroller and Auditor General to scrutinise UKRI’s statement of accounts, to certify it and report on it. This report and a certified statement must be sent to the Secretary of State.
	Paragraph 14(5) requires the Secretary of State to provide a copy of the Comptroller and Auditor’s report on UKRI’s statement of accounts and certified statement to Parliament.
	Paragraph 14(6) defines the first financial year as the period of time from the date that the UKRI is set up to the second 31 March following that date. Each subsequent period of 12 months from that point on constitutes a new financial year.
	Paragraph 15 deals with the annual report. UKRI must produce a report that covers the period of a financial year and which provides a commentary on its functions during that period. The report must include a statement on how UKRI has cooperated with the Office for Students during that financial year. The report must include the annual statement of accounts referred to in paragraph 14(1). UKRI must produce the annual report as soon as possible after the end of the financial year to which it relates. UKRI must send the report to the Secretary of State who must lay it before Parliament.
	Paragraph 16 sets out that on those occasions where UKRI’s seal is being applied, this needs to have been authorised by the signature of a member of UKRI or of another person authorised by UKRI. A document executed in this manner is to be received as evidence and taken as executed unless the contrary is shown. But this provision does not apply if the document being executed is being signed under Scottish law.
	Paragraph 17 relates to the supplementary powers of UKRI. UKRI may do anything necessary or expedient in relation to its functions. UKRI may, in particular, acquire and dispose of land and property, enter into contracts and accept gifts or money, land and other property. This list is non exhaustive. Paragraph 17(3) requires UKRI to seek permission from the Secretary of State to undertake specified activities in accordance with terms and conditions periodically specified by the Secretary of State.
	Paragraph 18 inserts UKRI into Part 2 of the Table in paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958. Any records produced by UKRI are treated as public records and are subject to the restrictions and principles governing public records.
	Paragraph 19 inserts UKRI into Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967. This means that UKRI is a body subject to investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (Parliamentary Ombudsman). This body is responsible for investigating the administrative actions of central government departments and public authorities.
	Paragraph 20 inserts UKRI into Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975. That Act prohibits certain categories of people from becoming members of the House of Commons. The effect is that members of UKRI, members of Councils, and members of committees and sub-committees are prohibited from becoming members of the House of Commons and vice versa.
	Paragraph 21 inserts UKRI into Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975. That Act prohibits certain categories of people from becoming members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. The effect is that members of UKRI, members of Councils, and members of committees and sub-committees are prohibited from becoming members of the Northern Ireland Assembly and vice versa.
	Paragraph 22 inserts UKRI into Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This means that UKRI is a public body subject to the provisions of that Act. That Act sets out a framework for the public to have a right of access to information that is held by public authorities, subject to certain restrictions.
	Paragraph 23 inserts UKRI under the heading ‘Other educational bodies’ in Part 1 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act 2010, thus making UKRI a body subject to the provisions of that Act.