SCHEDULE 1.THE COMMISSIONER FOR OLDER PEOPLE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
This schedule provides for the status, general powers, tenure of office and general staffing and procedural arrangements.  It provides for a tenure of 4 years with eligibility for one further term of 4 years and provides for accountability to the Office of the First and deputy First Minister and the Assembly in relation to Accounts and to the Office of the First and deputy First Minister, the Assembly and the Secretary of State in relation to an Annual Report.