Delegation of Functions: Minister for Education to Assistant Minister for Education

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A decision made on 17/09/2018

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2018-0022
Decision Summary Title :	Delegation of Functions – Minister for Education to Assistant Minister for Education		Date of Decision Summary:	10th September 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Director Policy & Planning		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	Director Policy & Planning
Written Report Title :	Delegation of Functions – Minister for Education to Assistant Minister for Education		Date of Written Report:	10th September 2018
Written Report Author:	Director Policy & Planning		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Delegation of Functions – Minister for Education to Assistant Minister for Education
Decision(s): The Minister, with reference to ministerial decision MD-ESC-2018-0011 and acting in accordance with Article 28 of the States of Jersey Law 2005, resolved to delegate certain of her political oversight functions to her Assistant Ministers as follows- (a) Deputy Jeremy Maçon St. Saviour No1. – Political oversight responsibility for Skills Jersey and Higher Education and associated decisions in respect of further legislative development. The Minister also nominated Deputy Jeremy Maçon St. Saviour No1. to represent her for all department appeal hearings, including school admissions, 14+ transfer to Hautlieu, special educational needs and student finance grant appeals, and to hear bursary appeals.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister acknowledges Deputy Maçon’s previous involvement with Higher Education funding during his time as a member of the Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel. The Minister also recognises his passion and commitment to the Skills and Higher Education agenda.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications for the States of Jersey.
Action required: The Director Policy & Planning was instructed to forward the attached supplementary document to the Greffier of the States and request that it be presented to the States in due course as a report in the ‘R’ series.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Education
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):