Jersey Sport: Shadow Board: Establishment and Appointment of Chair

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A decision made 10 December 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2015-0027
Decision Summary Title:	The establishment of a Shadow Board for Jersey Sport and appointment of Chair		Date of Decision Summary:	10th December 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Deputy Chief Executive, EDD		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title:	The establishment of a Shadow Board for Jersey Sport and appointment of Chair		Date of Written Report:	10th December 2015
Written Report Author:	Deputy Chief Executive, EDD		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The establishment of a Shadow Board for Jersey Sport and appointment of Chair
Decision(s): The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture approved the establishment of a Shadow Board for Jersey Sport and appointment of its Chair.
Reason(s) for Decision: As recommended within the 2013 ‘Fit for the Future’ sport strategy, the Minister decided to establish an independent organisation - Jersey Sport – put in place a Shadow Board to provide him with strategic advice. Following an open recruitment exercise overseen by the Jersey Appointments Commission, the Minister also made a decision to appoint a Chair to the new Shadow Board.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower costs for the States.
Action required: For the relevant action to be taken to formalise the establishment of the Shadow Board of Jersey Sport and confirm the appointment of Mr Phil Austin as Chair.
Signature: Deputy Rod Bryans		Position: Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: