Jersey Community Relations Trust: Appointment of States Member

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A decision made on 20 April 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2012-0032

Decision Summary Title :

Appointment of States Member as Trustee of the JCRT

Date of Decision Summary:

18 April 2012

Decision Summary Author:

Executive Officer

Home Affairs

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Report – Appointment of States Member as Trustee of the JCRT

Date of Written Report:

18 April 2012

Written Report Author:

Executive Officer

Home Affairs

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

Appointment of States Member as Trustee of the Jersey Community Relations Trust.

Decision(s):

The Minister decided to present a Report to the States, giving 15 days’ notice of his intention to appoint Deputy Sean Power as a Trustee of the Community Relations Trust, in pursuance of paragraph 5.1 of the constitution of the Trust, as amended.

Reason(s) for Decision:

In pursuance of Paragraph 5.1 of the Trust Constitution, the Minister is required to give the States 15 days’ notice of his intention to appoint Deputy Sean Power as a Trustee of the Jersey Community Relations Trust before confirming the appointment. The appointment would be for a further period of 4 years, or until he ceases to be a member of the States, whichever shall be the shorter. Deputy Power was appointed to the position of States appointed Trustee to the Trust on 29 April 2009 for a period of 3 years and that tenure is shortly due to expire. All States members were written to in March 2012, inviting them to express interest in becoming a Trustee and Deputy Power was the only States member to put his name forward.

Resource Implications:

There are no resource implications to the Home Affairs Department resulting from this decision.

Action required:

The Executive Officer to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the attached Report to be presented to the States.

Signature:

Position:

Minister for Home Affairs

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Jersey Community Relations Trust: Appointment of States Member

REPORT

On 29 April 2009 Deputy S Power was appointed to the position of States appointed Trustee to the Jersey Community Relations Trust for a period of 3 years. That tenure is shortly due to expire.

Since the appointment of Deputy Power, the constitution of the Trust has been revised and now states that the Minister for Home Affairs, having given at least 15 days notice to the States of Jersey of his intention, shall appoint one Trustee, being a member of the States of Jersey, who is committed to the objectives of the Jersey Community Relations Trust. Trustees are now also ordinarily appointed for a period of 4 years. The Committee consists of a Chair, appointed by the Minister for Home Affairs; a States member appointed by the Minister for Home Affairs and a further five Trustees, who are not States Members and who are appointed by the existing Trustees.

On 13 March 2012, the Minister for Home Affairs wrote to all States Members to give them the opportunity to express interest in becoming a Trustee of the Jersey Community Relations Trust. They were asked to notify the Minister if they wished to be considered for the role and to submit a written statement of a maximum of 500 words in support of their application, setting out their reasons for wishing to be appointed and why they support the aims of the Trust. The Appointments Commission were invited to be involved in the short listing and interview process.

Ultimately, the only States Member to express an interest in being a Trustee of the Trust and to provide a written statement was Deputy S Power. The need for the Appointments Commission to be involved in the process therefore falls away.

Deputy Power has demonstrated his commitment to the objectives of the Trust and the Minister for Home Affairs therefore gives notice to the States of his intention to reappoint Deputy S Power as a Trustee to the Jersey Community Relations Trust for a period of 4 years or until such time as Deputy Power leaves the States, whichever shall be the shorter.