Jersey Care Commission:Extend the Appointment of Commissioners

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A decision made 7 May 2020:

Ministerial decision reference: MD-C-2020-0037
Decision summary title: To extend the appointment of the Commissioners of the Jersey Care Commission for a further term of office
Decision summary author	Head of Governance, Department for Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance	Is the decision summary public or exempt?		Public
Report title: Decision to extend the appointment of the Commissioners of the Jersey Care Commission for a further term of office
Report author or name of person giving report	Head of Governance, Department for Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance	Is the report public or exempt?		Public
Decision and reason for the decision The Chief Minister decided to extend the appointment of the Commissioners of the Jersey Care Commission for a further term of office. In pursuance of Schedule 2, Section 3 of the Regulation of Care (Jersey) Law 2014 (the “2014 Law”), the Chair of the Jersey Care Commission has nominated three of the currently serving Commissioners for a further term of office. The Chief Minister is required by instrument in writing to appoint the persons so nominated as Commissioners and specify the term of appointment of each Commissioner, which shall be not less than 3 and not more than 5 years. A person may be appointed more than once. The Chief Minister approved a further term of office of three years for Alison Allam and Siân Walker-McAllister as Commissioners of the Jersey Care Commission, until 10 May 2023. The Chief Minister approved a further term of office of three years for Lisa Jacobs as a Commissioner of the Jersey Care Commission for a further three years until 30 June 2023. Further, the Chief Minister approved the extension of Ann Abraham until 10 November 2020; a total term of office of 3.5 years. In accordance with the requirements of the 2014 Law, this decision has been noted by the Jersey Appointments Commission.
Resource implications The Commissioners will receive £5,000 per annum, for full participation in the statutory functions of the Jersey Care Commission. The time commitment will be no less than 16 days per annum. As per P.95/2014, the costs associated with Care Commission are met partly from fee income.
Action required The Chair of the Jersey Care Commission to inform the Commissioners.
Signature			Position Senator John Le Fondré, Chief Minister

Date signed			Effective date of the decision