Northern Ireland: Human Rights Commission

House of Lords written question – answered at on 12 October 2011.

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Photo of Lord Laird Lord Laird UUP

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 3 October (WA 132), how the number of hours to be worked by the chairman is to be calculated; by whom; and who defines what "reasonably necessary" means.

Photo of Lord Shutt of Greetland Lord Shutt of Greetland Lords Spokesperson (Northern Ireland Office), Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords) , Liberal Democrat Lords Chief Whip

The chief commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission is appointed on terms and conditions approved by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, subject to the provisions contained in Schedule 7 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. The chief commissioner does not have conditioned hours of work; however, he will be required to work such hours as are reasonably necessary to fulfil the duties outlined in his terms and conditions of appointment, his statutory functions as defined in the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and his duties as a commissioner as set out in the commission's code of governance.

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