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Privileges and Procedures Committee 19th September 2017

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KS/SC/264

PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE (74th Meeting)

19th September 2017

Meeting conducted via electronic mail PART A (Non-exempt)

All members were present, with the exception of Connétable D.W. Mezbourian of St. Lawrence and Deputy S.M. Brée of St. Clement , from whom apologies had been received.

Connétable L. Norman of St. Clement , Chairman Connétable C.H. Taylor of St. John

Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier

Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier

Deputy S.M. Wickenden of St. Helier

In attendance -

L.M. Hart , Deputy Greffier of the States

K.L. Slack, Clerk to the Privileges and Procedures Committee Note:  The Minutes of this meeting comprise Part A only.

Complaints  A1.  The Committee, with reference to its Minute No. B10 of 16th May 2017, Board:  recalled that it had approved the presentation to the States of a report of the States Complaint by  of Jersey Complaints Board in connexion with a complaint by Mrs. X. against the Mrs. X. against  States' Employment Board, regarding the way in which her request for ill health the States'  retirement had been handled.

Employment

Board.  The  Committee  further  recalled  that,  in  accordance  with  Article  9(3)  of  the Response to  Administrative Decisions (Review) (Jersey) Law 1982, the Board had asked that the the response of  States' Employment Board consider its findings and advise on the action taken to the States'  reconsider Mrs. X's case and the result of that reconsideration, within 2 calendar Employment  months of the publication of this report.

Board.

1386/2/1/22(2)  The Committee noted that, on 24th July 2017, the States' Employment Board had

presented  to  the  States  its  response  to  the  Complaints  Board's  report.   The Committee was notified that the Chairman of the States of Jersey Complaints Panel was disappointed with the response provided, which he found to be poorly balanced and highly selective and which ignored the context of the events surrounding the decision.

Accordingly, the Committee was asked to present to the States the response of the Complaints Panel to that of the States' Employment Board and instructed the Committee Clerk to take the necessary action.