4 Terms and conditions of the appointment
8. The role of Chairman of the Commission has
since its creation in 2001 been full-time. The Committee takes
the view that it is now appropriate for it to be discharged on
a part-time basis. This decision was taken to ensure that the
role remains non-executive and high-level. It was also considered
important to attract the highest possible quality of applicants
for the post. The soundness of the decision was borne out by the
very high quality of the field of applicants, many of whom confirmed
they would not have been attracted to a full-time position.
9. A description of the duties and responsibilities
attached to the post is included at Annex A. The Chair remains
responsible for providing leadership and cohesion to the Commission
as a whole, and particularly to the college of Commissioners.
There is no diminution in responsibility as a consequence of the
move to a part-time role; indeed, the challenges facing the Commission
in the next few years are likely to require very strong qualities
of leadership. The Committee has not, therefore, recommended any
reduction in salary. In its view, the appropriate rate of remuneration
for the person carrying out the duties of this post remains £150,000
per annum.
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