Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Personnel Matters
16. Removal of chief executive
Feedback & supportSubject to subsection (2), the chief executive of a Group 1, Group 2A or Group 3 public body must not be removed from that office except —
chief executive
“chief executive”, in relation to a public body, means the individual (however designated) who is appointed as the chief executive officer of the public body, and includes any individual acting in that capacity temporarily;
with the prior approval of the responsible Minister for the public body, in the case of a Group 1, Group 2A or Group 3 public body; and
with the prior concurrence of the Public Service Commission, in the case of a Group 1 public body.
Subsection (1) does not apply where —
a direction is given by a responsible Minister under section 15(3); or
the Public Service Commission concurs under section 17 with a dismissal of a chief executive of a Group 1 public body.
To avoid doubt, this section does not prevent a resignation of an individual as a chief executive of a public body, or the acceptance by a public body of such a resignation.
public body
“public body” means a body corporate established by a public Act for the purposes of a public function but excludes a Town Council established under section 4 of the Town Councils Act 1988;