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Jersey Appointments Commission: re-appointment of Chairman

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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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  1. 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.
  2. 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

  1. 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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