Head of Customs and Immigration Service: Appointment

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A decision made on 30 October 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2013-0060
Decision Summary Title :	Head of Jersey Customs and Immigration Service		Date of Decision Summary:	23 October 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Executive Officer Home Affairs		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Report and Proposition		Date of Written Report:	23 October 2013
Written Report Author:	Executive Officer Home Affairs		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Head of the Jersey Customs and Immigration Service.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to propose the appointment of Mr David Nurse as Head of the Jersey Customs and Immigration Service and approved a Report and Proposition recommending to the States his appointment as Agent of the Impôts.
Reason(s) for Decision: The current Head of the Jersey Customs and Immigration Service is due to retire at the end of 2013. Following a rigorous interview and assessment process comprising the Chairman of the Appointments Commission; the Chief Officer, Home Affairs; the Treasurer of the States; the Deputy Director of HR and the Regional Director (South) UK Border Agency, the position was offered to Mr David Nurse. The Head of Jersey Customs and Immigration Service is both the Chief Officer of Immigration and the Agent of the Impôts. In accordance with Article 4 of the Customs and Excise (Jersey) Law 1999, it is the States who must make the decision in relation to the appointment of the Agent of the Impôts.
Resource Implications: There are no additional financial or manpower implications arising from this proposition.
Action required: The Executive Officer, Home Affairs, to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the attached Report and Proposition to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ for consideration by the States on 3 December 2013.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):