Jersey Appointments Commission: Annual Report 2012

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A decision made 12 July 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-C-2013-0071
Decision Summary Title:	Presentation of Jersey Appointments Commission’s Annual Report for 2012 to members of the States of Jersey		Date of Decision Summary:	12th July 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Human Resources Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Jersey Appointments Commission – Annual Report for 2012		Date of Written Report:	9th July 2013
Written Report Author:	Senior Human Resources Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Presentation of Jersey Appointments Commission’s Annual Report for 2012 to members of the States of Jersey
Decision(s): The Deputy Chief Minister agreed to lay before the States the 2012 Annual Report of the Jersey Appointments Commission.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 28(4)(a) of the Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005, requires that the Jersey Appointments Commission prepare and deliver to the States Employment Board a report on the Commission’s activities during the previous calendar year. Article 28(5) obliges the Chief Minister to lay the annual report before the States within 30 days of receipt. The Chief Minister was presented the Report in March and in April it was forwarded to the States Employment Board for consideration at its May meeting. The Board agreed that there should be a slight amendment to the Report, which was made and it was presented to the States Employment Board again by the Chairman on 25th June 2013.
Resource Implications: None, other than printing and distribution costs incurred by the States Greffe.
Action required: The Deputy Chief Minister, requests the States Greffe to distribute, at the earliest opportunity, the Jersey Appointments Commission’s Annual Report for 2012 to all States members and to note the Report on the earliest available sitting of the States. In addition the Chief Minister requests that the Greffe arranges for the Jersey Appointments Commission’s Annual Report be placed on the States website.
Signature:		Position: Deputy Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: