Jersey Teachers' Superannuation Fund: Board of Management Nomination

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A decision made on 3 August 2012:

Decision reference: MD-C-2012-0078
Decision Summary Title :	Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund – Board of management Nomination		Date of Decision Summary:	31st July 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Project Director - Pensions		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund – Board of Management Nomination		Date of Written Report:	31st July 2012
Written Report Author:	Projects Director - Pensions		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund – Board of Management Nomination
Decision(s): The Chief Minister agreed to approve the appointment of Ms Dawn Croke to the Jersey Teachers’ Superannuation Fund Management Board following the resignation of Mr Mike Oldham, to act as a representative for the Employees’ side.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 3 of the Teachers’ Superannuation Fund (Administration) (Jersey) Order 2007 says the Chief Minister shall appoint to be members of the Management Board 6 member representatives, who shall have been selected in the manner that the Chief Minister shall agree with associations that appear to the Minister for Education, Sport & Culture to represent the interests of teachers. The current term of office for the Management Board finishes 31st December 2012 and members can be re-elected. Ms. Croke was nominated by the National Association of School Masters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT).
Resource Implications: There are no resources implications.
Action required: Project and Research Officer to advise the Projects Director – Pensions of the Chief Minister’s decision.
Signature:		Position: Senator I.J. Gorst, Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)