Schedule 1: Office for Budget Responsibility Paragraph 3: Appointment of initial members
100.This paragraph sets outs transitional arrangements for the initial members of the Office who are appointed to the non-statutory body before Schedule 1 comes into force. This paragraph provides for continuity in the transition from the non-statutory Office to the statutory Office.
101.Sub-paragraph (1) enables the person appointed as the Chair of the non-statutory Office with the consent of the TSC to be appointed to the statutory Office without the consent of the Committee being required again. Sub-paragraph (3) makes similar provision for the other two expert members of the Office.
102.Sub-paragraph (2) provides that the time the Chair is appointed to the non-statutory Office will count towards the period of appointment under paragraph 1(1)(a) to the statutory Office. Sub-paragraph (4) makes similar provision for the other two expert members of the Office.
103.Sub-paragraph (5) makes provision for the initial appointments of the two expert members other than the Chair to be for shorter and different periods. This allows for the appointments to expire at different times, so as to facilitate continuity of business at the Office.
104.Sub-paragraph (6) provides that the first two non-executive members of the Office should be appointed by the Chancellor, after consultation with the Chair.