The Green Deal Panel was established from 01 September 2021 alongside the other REC Committees. The functions of the Green Deal Panel are defined in its Terms of Reference: • Approval of Change Plans (including Terms of Reference and timetable) for the development of required Category 2 REC Change Proposals where these relate to Green Deal provisions of the REC [note, this function is obsolete, as approval of all Change Plans is now undertaken by the Change Panel]; • Receive preliminary Change Reports for such Change Proposals from the Code Manager and confirm the plan for consultation; • Vote to approve or reject (or recommend approval of rejection to the Authority, where relevant) such REC Change Proposals, taking into account the recommendation of the Code Manager; and • Discuss operational issues relating to REC Green Deal provisions and propose industrywide solutions, escalating risks with the REC Change Panel, Code Manager and other impacted industry stakeholders as may be appropriate. Membership of the Green Deal Panel is composed of: • Three Electricity Suppliers • Three Green Deal Providers • One Subject Matter Expert appointed by RECCo Quorum for decision making in meetings is at least one of each of the above categories present in the meeting. The Code Manager is required to appoint the Chair and Secretary for the Green Deal Panel. Decisions of the Green Deal Panel are by simple majority. The Chair holds a casting vote in the event that a majority decision cannot be reached. It was anticipated that the Green Deal Panel would be convened on at least a quarterly basis – though this has not come to pass.