Fiscal Policy Panel: Appointment of Member

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A decision made 21 March 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2016-0027
Decision Summary Title:	Appointment of a new Member of the Fiscal Policy Panel		Date of Decision Summary:	17th March 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Fiscal Policy Panel: Appointment of New Member		Date of Written Report:	17th March 2016
Written Report Author:	Chief Economic Adviser		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Appointment of Professor Francis Breedon for a period of 5 years to the Fiscal Policy Panel (FPP).
Decision(s): The Minister approved the decision to appoint Professor Francis Breedon to the FPP for 5 years commencing March 2016
Reason(s) for Decision: The existing Panel (Mr. Christopher Allsopp CBE, Mr. Joly Dixon CMG, Ms Tera Allas and Dame Kate Barker, CBE) were appointed in March 2014 increasing the number of members from three to four. This was a transitional arrangement to allow continuity between new and existing Panel members with an intention that membership would revert to back three. The terms of office of Christopher Allsopp and Joly Dixon were therefore set at two years (finishing at the end of March 2016) and the terms of office for Tera Allas and Dame Kate Barker were for five years. A recruitment process was agreed with the Jersey Appointments Commission for a new Panel member. The unanimous decision of the recruitment panel was to recommend the appointment of Professor Francis Breedon who will join the two existing panel members, Ms Tera Allas and Dame Kate Barker, CBE.
Resource Implications: Remuneration for the new member will be £18,000 per annum from March 2016 for 5 years
Action required: Head of Decision Support to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the attached report to be presented to the States at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Senator AJH Maclean, Minister for Treasury & Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: