Jersey Child Care Trust: Chairperson: Appointment of

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A decision made 2 July 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2012-0016
Decision Summary Title:	Appointment of Chairperson of JCCT		Date of Decision Summary:	29 June 2012
Decision Summary Author:	David Greenwood		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Appointment of Chairperson JCCT		Date of Written Report:	29 June 2012
Written Report Author:	David Greenwood		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Appointment of the Chairperson of the Jersey Child Care Trust.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to present a Report to the States, giving 15 days’ notice of his intention to appoint Marnie Baudains as the Chairperson of the Jersey Child Care Trust in pursuance of paragraph 5.1 of the Trust, as amended by the Royal Court on 21st June 2012.
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 Marine Baudains as Chairperson for a period of 3 years, before confirming the appointment. All the Trustees support her re-appointment and the recruitment process was carried out in partnership with the Jersey Appointments Commission.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications to the Home Affairs Department resulting from this decision.
Action required: The Assistant Director of Education to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the attached Report to be placed before the States.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Education Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):