Jersey Gambling Commission: Appointment of Commissioners

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A decision made on 15 October 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2015-0093
Decision Summary Title :	Appointment of new Commissioners to the Jersey Gambling Commission		Date of Decision Summary:	14 October 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	N/A		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	N/A		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	Assistant Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	N/A
Subject: Appointment of new Commissioners to the Jersey Gambling Commission.
Decision(s): The Minister appointed two new Commissioners to the Jersey Gambling Commission.
Reason(s) for Decision: The current Chair and Commissioners at the Jersey Gambling Commission are entering the final year of their contracts and, following a public recruitment exercise overseen by the Jersey Appointments Commission, the Minister appointed two new Commissioners in order to ensure effective succession planning. This decision rescinds MD-E-2015-0090 which was presented in error.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications for the States.
Action required: The Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange for the Report to be formally presented to the States at the earliest opportunity.
Signature: Senator L.J. Farnham		Position: Minister for Economic Development
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):