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Delegation of Functions: Assistant Ministers for Children and Education: Re-appointment

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A decision made 8 June 2021:

Ministerial decision reference:  MD-ESC-2021-0009

Decision summary title: Re-appointment of Deputy Scott Wickenden and Deputy Trevor Pointon as Assistant Ministers for Children and Education

Decision summary author

Administration and Research Officer

Is the decision summary public or exempt? 

Public

Report title Delegation of functions to Assistant Ministers

Report author or name of

person giving report

Administration and Research Officer

Is the report public or exempt?

Public

Decision and reason for the decision:

The Chief Minister, following his acceptance of the resignation of Deputy Jeremy Maçon as Minister for Children and Education, appointed Deputy Scott Wickenden as Assistant Minister for Children and Education, to discharge, with immediate effect, all the functions of the role. The Chief Minister also appointed Deputy Trevor Pointon As assistant Minister for Children and Education with responsibility for CAMHS.

 

These appointments mirror the previous delegation (MD-ESC-2021-0002) which - under Article 25, paragraph (5) of the States of Jersey Law wherein: an ‘Assistant Minister shall cease to hold office upon the Minister whom he or she assists ceasing, for any reason, to hold office’ – had fallen away.

Resource implications:

None as a consequence of this Ministerial Decision.

Action required

Private Office to inform the Greffier of the States of the decision.

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

Position

 

Senator J. Le Fondré

Acting Minister for Children and Education

 

 

Date signed

 

 

Effective date of the decision

 

 

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