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Prescription Committee
The Prescription Committee’s key role is to oversee the operation of the procedures for Prescription of Qualifications. It also considers and develops policies relating to the prescription of qualifications. In addition, the Committee has a responsibility to oversee matters relating to ARB’s Prescribed Examinations, Part 3 Oral and the Competency Standards Group.
Membership should consist of no fewer than three appointed and two architect members of ARB’s Board. The Committee has discretion to extend its membership to include non-Board members.
Current members of the Committee are:
- David Jones (Chair)
- Ruth Brennan
- Gordon Gibb
- Alan Jago
- Neil Watts
- Bernard Wyld
- Richard Patterson (independent adviser)
Terms of Reference and Membership of the ARB Prescription Committee
Effective from 1 May 2009
The membership should consist of the following:
- At least four members drawn from the ARB Board; plus
- A further appointed member drawn from the ARB Board to act as Chair; plus
- A member of the Committee’s Pool of Independent Advisers (who will be an ex-officio member of the Committee)
The Committee has the ability to reserve the right to add further Independent Advisers to the membership as and when the Committee’s workload requires it. This should be at the discretion of the Committee but notified to the Board for information.
Quorum
The quorum of the Prescription Committee should not be less than half the number of members of the Committee*, one of whom must be an appointed member and one of whom must be an elected member.
*In the event where the Committee might consist of an odd number of members, the quorum should be rounded up to be more than half, i.e., if there are seven members, the quorum would need to be four members etc.
Terms of Reference
To oversee the implementation of the Procedures for Prescription and, in so far as provided in them, to perform any functions given to it, and, on behalf of the Board, to take any decision or to make any agreement required in relation to the Prescription Process up to and including paragraph 2.9. The Committee and the Chair should be authorised to vary the terms under 2.12.1.
To oversee matters relating to the ARB’s Prescribed Examinations, the Part 3 Oral Examination and the Competency Standards Group.
Regulation on Authority (agreed by the ARB Board on 28 March 2003)
- The Prescription Committee is authorised to exercise any of the functions of the Board set out in the Prescription Procedures up to and including paragraph 2.9 and in paragraph 2.12.1.
- The Chair of the Prescription Committee is authorised to act on behalf of that Committee in respect of any of its functions (whether under paragraph 1 above or otherwise) if in their opinion it is necessary to do so before the next meeting of the Committee and it is not practicable to obtain the views of members of the Committee.
- The Registrar & Chief Executive is authorised to act under paragraph 2.12.1 if in their opinion it is necessary to do so without waiting for the next meeting of the Prescription Committee and it is not practicable to do so without waiting for the next meeting of the Prescription Committee and it is not practicable to obtain the views of the Chair or Vice Chair of that Committee.
- Any action taken under paragraphs 2 and 3 above shall be reported as soon as practicable to members of the Committee.
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