Jersey Gambling Commission (JGC): Appointment of Chairman

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A decision made 14 July 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2016-0033
Decision Summary Title :	Appointment of new Chairman of the Jersey Gambling Commission – proposition		Date of Decision Summary:	11th July 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/a
Written Report Title :	Proposition for the appointment of the Chairman of the Jersey Gambling Commission		Date of Written Report:	11th July 2016
Written Report Author:	Assistant Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Appointment of new Chairman of the Jersey Gambling Commission (JGC).
Decision(s): The Minister nominated Advocate Cyril Edward Whelan to the States for appointment as Chairman of the JGC.
Reason(s) for Decision: The current Chairman of the JGC retires on 30th September 2016 after having served the maximum permitted term allowed by Law and, following a public recruitment exercise in 2015 overseen by the Jersey Appointments Commission, the Minister appointed three new Commissioners in order to ensure effective succession planning. Schedule 1 (Article 2) (2) of the Gambling Commission (Jersey) Law 2010 requires that the States must appoint the Chairman of the Commission from among Commissioners nominated by the Minister.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications for the States.
Action required: The Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for a proposition asking the Assembly to appoint Advocate Whelan as Chairman of the JGC to be lodged au Greffe for debate at the earliest opportunity.
Signature: Senator L J Farnham		Position: Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)