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STATES OF JERSEY
JERSEY APPOINTMENTS COMMISSION: RE-APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN
Presented to the States on 10th September 2018 by the Chief Minister
STATES GREFFE
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REPORT
Background
- The Chief Minister has signed a Ministerial Decision confirming his intention to re-appoint Dame Janet Paraskeva, D.B.E. for a further 3-year period as Chairman of the Jersey Appointments Commission ("JAC"). The re-appointment is subject to States Members being given a 2-week notice period of this intention, under Article 2 of the States of Jersey (Appointment Procedures) (Jersey) Law 2018.
- The function of the Jersey Appointments Commission is set out in Part 4, Article 23 of the Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005, and is to oversee the recruitment of States' employees or States' appointees so as to ensure that, as far as practicable –
- the recruitment is fair, efficient and conducted in accordance with best practice principles and procedures;
- appointments are made on merit;
- members of the States are only involved in the recruitment of States' employees and appointees in accordance with codes of practice or guidelines.
- The JAC has issued Recruitment Guidelines and other policy advice, which is available on the Internet. An Annual Report is prepared each year and presented to the States Employment Board before being presented to the States Assembly by the Chief Minister.
- The JAC consists of a Chairman and up to 5 Commissioners, appointed for a period of up to 9 years. The current membership is as follows –
Name | Role | Term commenced | Term expires | Total term served |
Rt. Hon. Dame Janet Paraskeva, D.B.E. | Chairman | 24 Sep. 2014 | 23 Sep. 2018 | 4 years |
Ms. Gailina Liew | Commissioner and Deputy Chairman | 1 Dec. 2015 | 1 Dec. 2018 | 3 years |
Mrs. Louise Read | Commissioner | 1 May 2015 | 30 Apr. 2019 | 4 years |
Professor Edward Sallis, O.B.E. | Commissioner | 16 Jan. 2013 | 31 Oct. 2019 | 6 years and 9 months |
Mr. Peter Charalambous | Commissioner | 18 Jan. 2018 | 31 Jan. 2022 | 4 years |
Mrs. Jennifer Carnegie | Commissioner | 18 Jan. 2018 | 31 Jan. 2022 | 4 years |
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Biographical information
- Dame Janet Paraskeva, D.B.E., has been Chairman of the Jersey Appointments Commission since September 2014. Janet's career includes First Civil Service Commissioner, Chairman of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, Chief Executive of the Law Society Council, Head of the Olympic Lottery Distributor, and Director of the National Lottery Charities Board. She has served as a Magistrate and a member of the Youth Justice Board.
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