SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5 The Data Protection Commissioner F1. . .
Part I The Commissioner
Tenure of office F2and appointment
Sch. 5 Pt. I: words in crossheading preceding para. 2 inserted (16.3.2015) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 105(4), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2015/587, art. 2(a)
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Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Commissioner shall hold office for such term not exceeding F5seven years as may be determined at the time of his appointment.
2
The Commissioner may be relieved of his office by Her Majesty at his own request.
3
The Commissioner may be removed from office by Her Majesty in pursuance of an Address from both Houses of Parliament.
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No motion is to be made in either House of Parliament for such an Address unless a Minister of the Crown has presented a report to that House stating that the Minister is satisfied that one or more of the following grounds is made out—
a
the Commissioner has failed to discharge the functions of the office for a continuous period of at least 3 months,
b
the Commissioner has failed to comply with the terms of appointment,
c
the Commissioner has been convicted of a criminal offence,
d
the Commissioner is an undischarged bankrupt or the Commissioner's estate has been sequestrated in Scotland and the Commissioner has not been discharged,
e
the Commissioner has made an arrangement or composition contract with, or has granted a trust deed for, the Commissioner's creditors,
f
the Commissioner is otherwise unfit to hold the office or unable to carry out its functions.
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No recommendation may be made to Her Majesty for the appointment of a person as the Commissioner unless the person concerned has been selected on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.
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A person appointed as the Commissioner may not be appointed again for a further term of office.
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Sch. 5: words in heading omitted (18.1.2010) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/22), arts. 1(1), 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 30(a)