Common use of Termination and Variation Clause in Contracts

Termination and Variation. Any non-statutory organisation may terminate their membership of the SSAB at any time by writing to the Independent Chair of the Board. The SSAB will review membership and co-options each year. Any proposed changes may only be made in consultation with the Chair except in the case of the following, which are the responsibility of the Chairs of the Sub Committees: • Membership of Sub Committees and Task & Finish or Working Groups • Sub Committees or Task & Finish / Working Groups action plans • Sub Committees’ remits Although the above changes are the responsibility of the relevant Chair of the Sub Committee, any changes in Sub Committees will be notified in a timely manner to the Board. Amendments to this Memorandum of Understanding may be proposed by the Board at any time subject to the Independent Chair endorsing discussion of the proposed amendment, and approval being received from two thirds of all the members on the Board. • Members must be able to represent their whole agency (and not just the part they may have direct managerial control over or for which they have clinical responsibility) • Members should be of appropriate seniority to ensure that the required appropriate resources are provided for safeguarding adults work in their agencies • Members must be in a position to ensure implementation within their own agencies of policies and priorities agreed by the Board • Members must have the ability to influence the priority and policy setting of their own agencies • Members must be able to commit their time and appropriate agency resources to the work of the Board • Board members will be expected to maintain 100% attendance at Board meetings. If they cannot attend, an appropriate deputy must attend.

Termination and Variation. Any non-statutory organisation may terminate their membership of the SSAB at any time by writing to the Independent Chair of the Board. The SSAB will review membership and co-options each year. Any proposed changes may only be made in consultation with the Chair except in the case of the following, which are the responsibility of the Chairs of the Sub Committees: • Membership of Sub Committees and Task & Finish or Working Groups • Sub Committees or Task & Finish / Working Groups action plans • Sub Committees’ remits Although the above changes are the responsibility of the relevant Chair of the Sub Committee, any changes in Sub Committees will be notified in a timely manner to the Board. Amendments to this Memorandum of Understanding may be proposed by the Board at any time subject to the Independent Chair endorsing discussion of the proposed amendment, and approval being received from two thirds of all the members on the Board. • Members must be able to represent their whole agency (and not just the part they may have direct managerial control over or for which they have clinical responsibility) • Members should be of appropriate seniority to ensure that the required appropriate resources are provided for safeguarding adults work in their agencies • Members must be in a position to ensure implementation within their own agencies of policies and priorities agreed by the Board • Members must have the ability to influence the priority and policy setting of their own agencies • Members must be able to commit their time and appropriate agency resources to the work of the Board • Statutory Board members will be expected to maintain 100% attendance at Board meetings. If they cannot attend, an appropriate deputy must attend. • Non-Statutory Board members will be expected to endeavour to maintain a 100% attendance at Board meetings. If they cannot attend, they must endeavour to arrange for an appropriate deputy to attend.