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Departmental Restructuring: Policy relating to necessary legislative change

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A decision made 16 May 2019:

Ministerial decision reference: MD-C-2019-0055 

Decision summary title: Policy relating to necessary legislative change as part of departmental restructuring

 

Decision summary author

Senior Officer Ministerial Support

Is the decision summary public or exempt? 

Public

Report title: Policy relating to necessary legislative change as part of departmental restructuring

 

Report author or name of

person giving report

Senior Officer Ministerial Support

Is the report public or exempt?

Public

Decision and reason for the decision

Public services operate within the legislative framework decided by the Assembly. This is an essential feature of our democratic system of government. Accordingly, and to make matters clearer further to the Proposition concerning departmental restructuring from the Deputy of St. John (P.24/2019), the Chief Minister has approved this short policy with reference to any restructuring of services.

 

Resource implications: There are no resource implications to the lodging of this ministerial response

Action required

To request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the attached policy be presented to the States at the earliest opportunity.

Signature

 

 

Position

Senator J Le Fondré

Chief Minister

 

 

 

Date signed

 

Effective date of the decision

 

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