Commentary on Sections Non-executive functions Section 9: The Determinations Panel
53.This section provides for the Regulator to establish and maintain a committee known as the Determinations Panel which is to consist of a chairman and at least six other members. The Regulator must appoint as the chairman of the Determinations Panel the person nominated in accordance with paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 (which requires the chairman of the Regulator to set up a committee to recommend a person for appointment as chairman of the Determinations Panel.)
54.The chairman of the Determinations Panel will decide the actual size of the Determinations Panel and nominate suitable people. The Regulator will then appoint these nominees as other members of the Determinations Panel. Any member of the Regulator, any member of staff of the Regulator, any member of the Board of the Pension Protection Fund and any member of the staff of that Board will not be eligible for appointment to the Determinations Panel.
55.The Panel may establish sub-committees consisting of members of the Panel.