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Deputy Rob Ward and Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache were nominated for the role on Tuesday morning. This followed the Vote of No Confidence in the previous Chair of the panel, Deputy Geoff Southern, which took place at the previous States Meeting in February. Both Deputies had the opportunity to speak for up to 10 minutes, followed by 20 minutes of questions from States Members. 

The States Assembly voted to approve Deputy Rob Ward’s appointment as Chair, with 32 votes for Deputy Ward and 14 votes for Deputy Sir Bailhache.

The Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Wilson, and the Minister for Social Security, Deputy Millar were not entitled to vote. Deputy Ozouf was marked as Excused. Following the appointment of Chair, Deputies Barbara Ward, Beatriz Porée, Andy Howell, Carina Alves, and Connétable Troy were appointed as members of the panel.

The details of the voting record are below. ‘Pour’ represents a vote for Deputy Ward, and ‘Contre’ shows a vote for Deputy Sir Bailhache.