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Health and Social Services: Delegation of Functions - July 2015

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A decision made 3 August 2015:

Decision Reference:       MD-HSS-2015-0027

Decision Summary Title :

Delegation of functions – Health & Social Services Dept – States   of Jersey Law 2005

Date of Decision Summary:

24 July 2015

Decision Summary Author:

 

Asst. Director Policy, Communications and Ministerial Support

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Delegation of functions – Health & Social Services Dept – States of Jersey Law 2005.

Consolidated version – July 2015

Date of Written Report:

24 July 2015

Written Report Author:

Asst. Director Policy, Communications and Ministerial Support

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:  

Delegation of functions – Health & Social Services Dept – under the States of Jersey Law 2005.

Consolidated version – July 2015.

 

Decision(s):   The Minister approved the consolidated schedule of delegated functions that apply to the Health & Social Services Department.

Reason(s) for Decision: To consolidate details of previously agreed delegated functions into a single document.

Resource Implications:

  •  There are no resource implications.

Action required:

To forward a request to the Greffier of the States and Publications Editor asking for arrangements to be made to present the delegation of functions document as a Report to the States for their information.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Health and Social Services

 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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