Article 3 Confidentiality The members of the Commission shall be obliged to maintain the confidentiality of information becoming known to them within the framework of their tasks, also beyond the duration of their period of office. Article 4 Members (1) The Commission shall consist of four members who act on an honorary basis. The members shall be independent and not subject to any instructions. The number of the Commission members may be changed by a unanimous resolution of the Conference of Ministers of Justice. (2) The members of the Commission shall be nominated by the Conference of Ministers of Justice for a four-year period of office. In derogation therefrom, on nomination of the first four members of the Commission, two members shall be nominated for four years and two members for two years. A renewed nomination shall be possible. They may lay down their office at any time. A member of the Commission may only be dismissed against his/her will prior to expiry of his/her period of office subject to the provisos of sections 21 and 24 of the German Judiciary Act by a unanimous resolution of the Conference of Ministers of Justice. In such cases, the Conference of Ministers of Justice shall nominate a successor for the remaining period of office. (3) The Commission shall submit its reports and recommendations uniformly. The chair of the Commission shall be held by a member of the Commission who shall each be nominated for two years by the Conference of Ministers of Justice. A renewed nomination shall be possible. (4) The members of the Commission shall be persons with acknowledged expertise in the field of the prison service or of the placement of offenders with mental disorders in psychiatric institutions, the police, psychiatry, criminology or in comparable fields. It should be ensured in the composition of the Commission that members are represented who are versed in various specialist fields. A balanced representation of the genders shall be ensured. The members of the Commission should not be older than 70 on their nomination. (5) The members of the Commission shall receive compensation for expenditure and costs in accordance with the provisions contained in the Federal Travel Expenses Act. Article 5 Secretariat (1) The Commission shall have a secretariat at its disposal which shall perform the ongoing business of the Commission and which is to be established with the latter in accordance with the Statues of the Centre for Criminology. (2) The staff of the secretariat shall only be appointed or dismissed with the consent of the Commission. It shall only be subject to the instructions of the Commission from a factual point of view. Article 6 Headquarters The Commission shall be headquartered in Wiesbaden. 109