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A decision made (18/12/2006) regarding Statistics User Group: Appointment of Member.

Subject:	Statistics User Group: Appointment of member
Decision Reference:	MD-C-2006-0056		Exempt clause(s):	n/a
Type of Report: (oral or written)	Written		Person Giving Report (if oral):	n/a
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?	n/a		Report File ref:	-
Written report – Title	Statistics User Group: Appointment of member
Written report – Author (name and job title)	Jeremy Harris, Policy Adviser
Decision(s): To appoint Ms. Peggy Gielen as a member of the Statistics User Group for a period of three years.
Reason(s) for decision:  To maintain a broad range of representation on the Statistics User Group.  To replace Mr David Wild as a representative of Jersey Finance Limited.
Action required: JH to write to Ms. Gielen to advise her of her appointment.
Signature: Chief Minister		Date of Decision: 18 December 2006

Statistics User Group - Appointment of Member.

REPORT TO CHIEF MINISTER

Statistics User Group: Appointment of member

1. The Statistics User Group was established by the States in 1999 as an independent body to review and comment upon official statistics in Jersey, including their compilation, dissemination and relevance, and to make recommendations to the Chief Minister where appropriate.

2. The User Group currently has a Chairperson and ten members, including Mr. David Wild who was appointed as a member in February 2006 after having been nominated by Jersey Finance Limited. Mr. Wild will shortly be leaving his employment with Jersey Finance, and it has been proposed that he should be replaced as a member of the User Group by Ms. Peggy Gielen, who works for Jersey Finance Limited as Technical Manager.

3. It will be recalled that at the end of 2005 it was necessary to advertise for a chairman and five members to fill some vacancies which had arisen in the User Group.

Nominations for members were received from ten different organisations, and these nominations included one from Jersey Finance Limited for two persons to serve on the User Group, namely David Wild and Peggy Gielen. The view was taken at that time that there should be a broad range of representation on the User Group, and nominations from the maximum possible number of organisations (i.e. five) were therefore accepted. In the case of Jersey Finance, it was decided to appoint the more senior of the two nominees, i.e. David Wild.

4. Given that an advertisement for members was placed relatively recently, and that a nomination was received from Jersey Finance Ltd in respect of Ms. Gielen, it is recommended that she should be appointed to replace Mr. Wild as a member of the User Group. The Appointments Commission has been consulted in this matter and has indicated that it does not raise any objection to this proposal.

5. This proposal does not have any resource implications, as confirmed below –

Financial: Nil

Manpower: Nil

Property: Nil

ICT: Nil

Law Drafting: Nil

6. Subject to your approval, Ms. Gielen’s appointment would take immediate effect and would run for a period of three years.

Jeremy Harris,

Policy Adviser

13th December 2006