Jersey Community Relations Trust: Appointment of States Member as Trustee

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A decision made 17 December 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2014-0073
Decision Summary Title :	Appointment of States Member as Trustee of the JCRT		Date of Decision Summary:	15 December 2014
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 – Appointment of States Member as Trustee of the JCRT		Date of Written Report:	15 December 2014
Written Report Author:	Executive Officer Home Affairs		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Appointment of States Member as Trustee of the Jersey Community Relations Trust.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to present a Report to the States, giving at least 15 days’ notice of her intention to appoint Deputy Louise Doublet as a Trustee of the Community Relations Trust, in pursuance of paragraph 5.1 of the constitution of the Trust, as amended.
Reason(s) for Decision: In pursuance of Paragraph 5.1 of the Trust Constitution, the Minister is required to give the States at least 15 days’ notice of her intention to appoint Deputy Louise Doublet as a Trustee of the Jersey Community Relations Trust before confirming the appointment. The appointment would be for a period of 4 years, or until Deputy Doublet ceases to be a member of the States, whichever shall be the shorter. The Minister contacted all States Members and asked any expressing an interest in becoming a Trustee of the Trust to submit a written statement of up to 500 words giving their reasons for wishing to join the Trust and summarising what they could contribute to the Trust. Deputy Doublet was the only States Member to provide such a statement and as she has demonstrated her commitment to the objectives of the Trust, the Minister wishes to give notice of her intention to appoint her as a Trustee.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications to the Home Affairs Department resulting from this decision.
Action required: The Executive Officer to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the attached Report to be presented to the States.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):