Jersey Appointments Commission: Re-appointment of Chair

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REPORT

The States Assembly are notified of the Chief Minister's intention to make the following re-appointment to the Jersey Appointments Commission, following the completion of two weeks' notice, in accordance with Article 18 of the Employment of the States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005:

i)  to extend the appointment of Mr Chris Stephenson as Chair of the Jersey

Appointments Commission from 1 October 2026 for a further four years.

This re-appointment was endorsed by the States Employment Board on 23rd March 2026.

Background

Mr Chris Stephenson was appointed Chair of the Jersey Appointments Commission on 30 September 2022 (R.125/2022). He is also Chair of the Jersey Police Complaints Commission  (P.52/2024).  Mr   Stephenson  is  an  experienced  Human  Resources professional with several years at a senior management and Director level in both the private and public sector in the UK and Jersey. His career has spanned several business industries, including manufacturing, financial and professional services, the tech sector and start-ups. He has previously been a non-executive director and also owned and managed his own management and consultancy business. He has extensive experience in the public sector, having worked for the Ministry of Justice at senior civil service level, Local Government, working for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and also the  NHS  in  the  acute  and  primary  care  sectors.  He  spent  seven  years  with  the Government  of  Jersey  as  Director  Employment  Relations  and  Organisational Development and was also advisor to the States Employment Board. He has extensive experience of Jersey's government and democratic system.

Financial and resourcing implications

This re-appointment does not have any additional resource implications.

R.65/2026