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PPC Minutes 8th August 2011

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A-CH/SC/250  431

PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE (114th Meeting)

Business conducted by electronic mail

8th August 2011

PART A

All members were present.

Connétable J. Gallichan of St. Mary , Chairman Senator B.I. Le Marquand

Senator S.C. Ferguson

Connétable P.F.M. Hanning of St. Saviour Deputy J.B. Fox

Deputy J.A. Martin

Deputy T.M. Pitman

In attendance -

M.N. de la Haye, Greffier of the States

Mrs. A.H. Harris , Deputy Greffier of the States

Miss A-C. Heuston, Clerk to the Privileges and Procedures Committee

Note: The Minutes of this meeting comprise Part A only.

States  A1. The  Committee  received  the  recommendations  of  the  States  Members' Members'  Remuneration Review Body (SMRRB) for 2012 and a draft foreword prepared by Remuneration  the Chairman.

Review Body:

recommendati The Committee recalled that the terms of reference of the SMRRB required it to ons for 2012. present its recommendations to the Committee and that the Committee was then 1240/3(73) obliged to present  the recommendations to the States.  In accordance  with the

procedures agreed by the States, the recommendations of the Review Body would then be implemented by default one month after the date of presentation to the States, unless the recommendations were challenged by the lodging and debate of a proposition. It was noted that the Chairman had expressed the Committee's thanks to the members of the SMRRB for the work that they continued to carry out on an honorary basis. Some concern was expressed with regard to the timing of the presentation of the recommendations in the light of the forthcoming elections due to the potential for electioneering. It was, however, noted that the presentation of the recommendations to the States well in advance of the October 2011 elections would allow candidates to be aware of the proposed level of remuneration and expenses for 2012 prior to nomination.

The  Committee,  having  noted  the  recommendations  of  the  States  Members' Remuneration Review Body (SMRRB) for 2012, agreed to present the report to the States in the Report series.