Public Employees Pension Fund: Committee of Management: Nominations

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A decision made 19 November 2021:

Decision reference: MD-TR-2021-0126
Decision Summary Title :	Public Employees Pension Fund: Committee of Management nominations		Date of Decision Summary:	04/11/21
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Finance Hub		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Public Employees Pension Fund: Committee of Management nominations		Date of Written Report:	04/11/21
Written Report Author:	Director of Finance Hub		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Public Employees Pension Fund: Committee of Management nomination
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to recommend to the Chief Minister the appointment of Dr James Cooke to the Committee of Management of the Public Employees Pension Fund as employer representatives for a period not exceeding 5 years.
Reason(s) for Decision: Under Regulation 2(2) of the Public Employees (Pension Scheme) (Administration) (Jersey) Regulations 2015 it states that the Committee is to be made up of 5 employer representatives, 4 member representatives, 2 pensioner representatives, and 1 admitted employer representative. Due to the decision of an employer representative to resign their position on the Committee of Management, there was a requirement to appoint a new member to the Committee. Following a fair and transparent selection process in line with the Appointment Commission guidelines a new member was chosen for appointment to the Committee of Management. Regulation 3(2) of the Public Employees (Pension Scheme) (Administration) (Jersey) Regulations 2015 states “The Chairman and members of the Committee must be appointed by the Chief Minister on the recommendation of the Minister for the Treasury and Exchequer for a period not exceeding 5 years as the Chief Minister specifies at the time of making the appointment.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: For the Minister for Treasury and Exchequer to recommend to the Chief Minister, the appointment of Dr James Cooke to the PEPF Committee of Management and for the Head of Financial Governance to advise the Director of the Finance Hub of the Minister’s decision.
Signature:		Position: Deputy S Pinel, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Public Employees Pension Fund: Committee of Management nominations

Treasury and Exchequer

Ministerial Decision Report

Nomination to the Public Employees Pension Fund (PEPF) Committee of Management

Purpose of the Report

1.1. To support the recommendation to the Chief Minister to appoint an employer representative to the Committee of Management of the Public Employees Pension Fund (PEPF).

Background

2.1. Regulation 2 of the Public Employees (Pension Scheme) (Administration) (Jersey) Regulations 2015 (Administration Regulations) requires the membership of the PEPF Committee of Management to comprise of –

A Chairman;
5 Employer Representatives;
4 Member Representatives;
2 Pensioner Representatives, and
1 Admitted Body Representative

2.2. A reference to “employer representatives” is taken to include the admitted employer representative, and a reference to “member representatives” is taken to include the pensioner representatives.

2.3. Regulation 3(1) of the Administration Regulations requires that the appointment of the Chairman and members of the Committee be performed in accordance with the guidelines produced by the Jersey Appointments Commission under Article 24 of the Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005.

2.4. One employer representative role has become available following the resignation of Mr Scott Laing.

2.5. In accordance with Regulation 3(1) of the Administration Regulations, new members to the Committee must be appointed by the Chief Minister on the recommendation of the Minister for the Treasury and Exchequer for a period not exceeding 5 years as the Chief Minister specifies at the time of making the appointment.

2.6. Following consultation with People Services, it was determined that the recruitment process would not require direct involvement of the Appointments Commission. The honorary role was advertised externally on www.gov.je and there were 4 applicants who were invited to interview.

2.7. The panel for the selection process was chaired by Graham Chidlow (Director of Finance Hub), and included Simon Stammers (Manager of the Public Employees Pensions Team) and Janine Ward (Secretary to the Committee of Management).

2.8. All applicants were considered equally on merit by the panel at each stage of the selection process and following a fair and transparent selection process an applicant, Dr James Cooke, was chosen for nomination to the Committee. Details of his background is included at Appendix A.

Recommendation

3.1. The Minister for the Treasury and Exchequer is requested to recommend Dr James Cooke to the Chief Minister for appointment to the PEPF Committee of Management for a term of office of 5 years.

GC/T&E/PENS

November 2020