Public Employees Pension Fund (PEPF): Committee of Management Appointments

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A decision made on 23 December 2021

Decision reference: MD-C-2021-0115
Decision Summary Title :	Public Employees Pension Fund (PEPF) Committee of Management appointments		Date of Decision Summary:	16th December 2021
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Finance Hub		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 :	Nominations to the Public Employees Pension Fund (PEPF) Committee of Management		Date of Written Report:	16th December 2021
Written Report Author:	Director of Finance Hub		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Public Employees Pension Fund (PEPF) Committee of Management appointments
Decision(s): Following consideration by the States Employment Board (SEB) for the Chief Minister to agree to: the appointment of Dr James Cooke on the recommendation of the Treasury & Resources Minister the re-appointment Professor Edward Sallis for a period of 4 years and Mr Chris Bambury for a period of 5 years to the Public Employees Pension Fund Committee of Management.
Reason(s) for Decision: Under Regulation 2(2) of the Public Employees (Pension Scheme) (Administration) (Jersey) Regulations 2015 it states that the Committee is to be made up of 5 employer representatives, 4 member representatives, 2 pensioner representatives, and 1 admitted employer representative. Due to the decision of an employer representative to resign their position on the Committee of Management, there was a requirement to appoint a new member to the Committee. Following a fair and transparent selection process in line with the Appointment Commission guidelines a new member was chosen for appointment to the Committee of Management. Regulation 3(2) of the Public Employees (Pension Scheme) (Administration) (Jersey) Regulations 2015 states “The Chairman and members of the Committee must be appointed by the Chief Minister on the recommendation of the Minister for the Treasury and Exchequer for a period not exceeding 5 years as the Chief Minister specifies at the time of making the appointment. In the case of an existing member of the Committee, the Public Employees (Pension Scheme) (Administration) (Jersey) Regulations 2015 state that the Chief Minister may extend the members initial term of office for a second and final term. The recommendation to appoint/reappoint went to the SEB before being put before the Chief Minister for agreement. In 2022, a recruitment plan will be progressed to encourage diversity in applications for new members to the PEPF Committee of Management.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: For the Director of the Finance Hub to be advised of the Chief Minister’s decision
Signature:		Position: Senator Le Fondre, Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):