Nominations Committee – Terms of Reference

1.0

Membership

• The Nominations Committee will comprise all the Non-Executive Directors. The Chairman of the Board will chair the Nominations Committee.
• The Chief Executive will normally attend the meeting.
• The Director of Business Services will be Secretary to the Nominations Committee.

2.0

Remit

• The Nominations Committee works with the Shareholder Executive for appointments of:
  • Chief Executive;
  • Non-Executive Directors.
• The Nominations Committee has responsibility for the appointment of Executive Directors.

3.0

Functions

The functions of the Nominations Committee will be to:

• oversee appointments of Executive and Non-Executive Directors;
• act as the final selection process, where the selection panel will be made up of the 2 most appropriate Non-Executive Directors and the Director, Shareholder Executive, as appropriate;
• for the appointment of the Chief Executive, the composition of the selection panel will be agreed separately, in discussion with the Shareholder Executive;
• determine the remuneration package to be offered in line with the Remuneration Committee recommendations and the Remuneration Policy agreed with the Cabinet Office;
• ensure all recruitment follows the appropriate best practice.