Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service

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A decision made 7 October 2011 regarding:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2011-0076
Decision Summary Title :	DS JACS Board appointments		Date of Decision Summary:	6 October 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Policy Principal		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	JACS Board appointments		Date of Written Report:	6 October 2011
Written Report Author:	Policy Principal		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service – New Board Members
Decision(s): The Minister decided to present a written Report notifying the States that he has approved the appointment of four new Members to the JACS Board.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Schedule to the Jersey Advisory and Conciliation (Jersey) Law 2003, requires that JACS Board members are to be selected and appointed by the Board, subject to the Minister’s approval, and that the States must immediately be informed of any appointments. Four positions on the JACS Board were advertised in an open recruitment process and four candidates were selected for Board membership; Mrs Alison Mellor, Mrs Sarah Beirne, Mr Craig Channing and Advocate Zoe Blomfield.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: States Greffe to arrange for the Report to be presented to the States at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service - New Board Members

Report to the States by the Social Security Minister

Background

The Jersey Advisory and Conciliation (Jersey) Law 2003 provides that the Board of the Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service shall consist of not more than seven members who must not be members of the States.

Members of the Board must be selected and appointed by the Board, subject to the approval of the Minister, and the Minister must inform the States of any such appointment.

Membership

Mr Kevin Keen and Mr David Warr both resigned from the Board effective from 29 September 2011.

Mr John Moulin retires from the Board effective from 31 December 2011 at the end of his current term.

Mrs Lorna Pestana will resign from the Board effective from 29 February 2012.

The following members will remain on the Board:

- Mr Thomas Slattery, Chairman

- Mr Edmund Daubeney, Deputy Chairman

- Miss Julie Crabtree.

Recruitment

The four positions on the Board were advertised in the Jersey Evening Post and a recruitment process was undertaken in accordance with best practice. Interviews were conducted by Mr Slattery and Mr Daubeney and the Board has selected four new members.

The Social Security Minister approves the appointment of the following new members for the terms specified:

Mrs Alison Mellor - Senior Staff Representative of Unite, Lloyds TSB, for a maximum term of four years, effective from 1 October 2011.

Mrs Sarah Beirne - Head of Human Resources at PricewaterhouseCooper, for a maximum term of four years, effective from 1 October 2011.

Mr Craig Channing - Chairman of the Fire Service Association, for a maximum term of four years, effective from 1 January 2012.

Advocate Zoe Blomfield - Managing Partner of Viberts, for a maximum term of four years, effective from 1 March 2012.

It is considered that the new members will bring valuable knowledge and experience to the Board.

I would like to thank the retiring members for their contribution to the Board and would also like to thank the Chairman, Mr Slattery, and the continuing Board members for their continued commitment to JACS.