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Criminal Injuries Compensation Board: Appointment of Members

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A decision made 23 December 2016:

MINISTERIAL DECISION REFERENCE: MD-HA-2016-0082

DECISION SUMMARY TITLE: Criminal Injuries Compensation Board – Appointment of Members

DECISION SUMMARY AUTHOR:

Policy Officer, Community and Constitutional Affairs

IS THE DECISION SUMMARY PUBLIC OR EXEMPT?  (if exempt state the relevant article/paragraph of the Freedom of Information Law/Regulations)

Public

REPORT TITLE: Criminal Injuries Compensation Board – Appointment of Members

REPORT AUTHOR OR NAME OF PERSON GIVING REPORT:  (if different from Decision  Summary Author)

Policy Officer, Community and Constitutional Affairs

IS THE REPORT PUBLIC OR EXEMPT  (if exempt state the relevant article/paragraph of the Freedom of Information Law/Regulations)

Public

DECISION AND REASON FOR THE DECISION:

The Minister for Home Affairs appointed Advocate Lee Ingram as Chairman of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB) and Advocate Beverley Lacey as Deputy Chairman.

 

The Minister also appointed Advocate Christopher Hillier and Advocate Davida Blackmore as legally qualified members of the CICB.

 

The Minister further appointed Mr Nathan Fox, Ms Linzi Mudge, Mr Nigel Collier Webb, Mr Michael Taylor, Ms Madeleine Maddison and Ms Catherine Leroy as non-legally qualified (lay) members of the CICB.

 

All of the above appointments are effective from 1st January 2017 and are for an initial period of five years.

 

This appointments process has been undertaken in accordance with Jersey Appointments Commission guidelines.

 

The current members of the Board complete their service at the end of 2016 and the Minister is required to appoint a new Board effective from 1st January 2017.

 

RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS:

Membership of the Board is undertaken on an honorary basis, and accordingly there are no resource implications as a consequence of this decision.

ACTION REQUIRED:

The Policy Officer will notify the Secretary to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board of these appointments.

SIGNATURE:

 

 

 

POSITION:

 

Deputy Kristina Moore

Home Affairs Minister

DATE SIGNED:

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DECISION:

 

 

 

Criminal Injuries Compensation Board: Appointment of Members

Criminal Injuries Compensation Board – Appointment of Members

Report for the Home Affairs Minister

 

Background

 

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is administered by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. The scheme was most recently amended in April 2015 and can be viewed via the following link:

 

https://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Staying%20safe/R%20Criminal%20Injuries%20Compensation%20Scheme%20CICB.pdf

 

The Scheme provides that the Board will consist of not more than twelve members, not less than three of whom shall be advocates or solicitors of the Royal Court of not less than five years’ standing. Members of the Board are appointed by the Minister for Home Affairs, for five years in the first instance, and their appointment is renewable for such periods as the Minister may think appropriate. One Member, who is an advocate or solicitor of not less than five years’ standing, is appointed by the Minister as Chairman of the Board. 

 

The current members of the Board complete their service at the end of 2016. Accordingly, the Minister is required to appoint a new Board effective from 1st January 2017.

 

An open recruitment process has been undertaken for legally qualified and non-legally qualified (lay) members of the Board. This process has been undertaken in accordance with Jersey Appointments Commission guidelines and has resulted in the following recommended appointments:

 

Chairman

 

Advocate Lee Ingram

 

Legally Qualified Members

 

Advocate Beverley Lacey (also to serve as Deputy Chairman)

Advocate Christopher Hillier

Advocate Davida Blackmore

 


Non-Legally Qualified Members

 

Mr Nathan Fox

Ms Linzi Mudge

Mr Nigel Collier Webb

Mr Michael Taylor

Ms Madeleine Maddison

Ms Catherine Leroy

 

Membership of the Board is undertaken on an honorary basis.

 

Recommendation

 

It is recommended that the Minister approve these appointments.

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