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Privileges and Procedures Committee - 31 March 2021

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PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE (7th Meeting)

(Business conducted by electronic mail)

31st March 2021

PART A (Non-Exempt)

All members were present.

Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier , Chair Senator T.A. Vallois, Vice-Chair Connétable A.S. Crowcroft of St. Helier Connétable K. Shenton-Stone of St. Martin Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier

Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat of St. Helier Deputy G.C.U. Guida of St. Lawrence

In attendance –

K. Boydens , Principal Committee and Panel Officer

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

Commissioner  A1. The Committee received and considered a report, prepared by the Commissioner for Standards –  for Standards (the Commissioner') following his investigation into a potential breach Report into a  of the Code of Conduct for Elected Members by Deputy I. Gardiner of St. Helier . complaint

against Deputy  The Committee noted that Deputy Gardiner had referred herself to the Commissioner I. Gardiner of  following an exchange of corresponding between the Public Accounts Committee and St. Helier  the Chief Executive (Mr. C. Parker).

Following his investigation, the Commissioner found that Deputy Gardiner had not breached the Code of Conduct and that the exchange of correspondence suggested a regrettable breakdown of constructive communication between the Public Accounts Committee  and  the  Chief  Executive.  The  Committee  noted  the  findings  of  the Commissioner and agreed to publish the report, without appendices, after the same had been sent to Deputy Gardiner . It instructed the Principal Committee and Panel Officer to take the necessary action.

Commissioner  A2. The Committee received and considered a report, prepared by the Commissioner for Standards –  for Standards (the Commissioner') following his investigation into a potential breach Report into a  of the Code of Conduct for Elected Members by Connétable R.A Buchanan of St. Ouen. complaint

against  The  Committee  noted  that   Connétable  Buchanan  had  referred  himself  to  the Connétable  Commissioner following media coverage related to electricity charges levied on tenants R.A Buchanan  living in a property he jointly owned

of St. Ouen  Following his investigation, the Commissioner found that Connétable Buchanan had not  breached  the  Code  of  Conduct.  The  Commissioner  commented  that  when

Connétable Buchanan had been advised that his decision had breached the Residential

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Tenancy Support of Services Order, he had corrected and refunded the overpayments to his tenants. The Committee noted the findings of the Commissioner and agreed to publish the report, without appendices, after the same had been sent to Connétable Buchanan. It instructed the Principal Committee and Panel Officer to take the necessary action.

Commissioner A3. The Committee received and considered a report, prepared by the Commissioner for Standards – for Standards (the Commissioner') following his investigation into a potential breach Report into a of the Code of Conduct for Elected Members by Deputy R.E. Huelin of St. Peter . complaint

against Deputy The Committee noted that Deputy Huelin had referred himself to the Commissioner R.E Huelin of following media coverage related to electricity charges levied on tenants living in a St. Peter property he owned.

Following his investigation, the Commissioner found that the Deputy had not breached the Code of Conduct. The Commissioner commented that Deputy Huelin had been responsible for a business decision which, when he was advised that it had breached the Residential Tenancy Support of Services Order, he corrected.

The Committee noted the findings of the Commissioner and agreed to publish the report, without appendices, after the same had been sent to Deputy Huelin. It instructed the Principal Committee and Panel Officer to take the necessary action