Schedule 1, Paragraphs 3 and 4: Tenure
42.This paragraph describes the tenure of Commissioners. Commissioners must be appointed for a fixed term of between five and eight years. A Commissioner can resign on giving at least three months’ written notice to the Secretary of State.
43.The Secretary of State can remove a Commissioner from office, but only if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the Commissioner:
44.Commissioners may be reappointed at the end of their term of office. The Act does not state a limit on the number of terms an individual may serve as a Commissioner, but the Code of Practice set out by the Committee on Standards in Public Life recommends ten years as an upper limit on the number of years a person should remain in one post.