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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER
BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 19th JANUARY 2016
Question
Will the Chief Minister advise members for the year 2015:
- how many Chairmen of States appointed bodies are lawyers and from which law firms, identifying which bodies, and, if remunerated, the sums paid; and,
- how many members of States appointed bodies are lawyers and from which law firms, identifying which bodies, and, if remunerated, the sums paid?"
Answer
This answer refers to the States appointed bodies listed in Part C of the Constitution of the States of Jersey http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/States%20Assembly/Constitution%20of%20t he%20States%20of%20Jersey.pdf
Some States appointed bodies include States Members, Law Officers, or members of staff who are qualified lawyers, and these have not been included.
Much of this information is publicly available in the relevant States Assembly propositions or Ministerial Decisions, some of which are listed below.
Body | Position | Law Firm | Remuneration |
Health & Safety Appeal Tribunal | Chair | Benest & Syvret | Honorary position |
Jersey Employment & Discrimination Tribunal | Chair | N/A | £736.00 daily rate |
Deputy Chair | Davies & Ingram Advocates | £552.00 daily rate | |
Deputy Chair | Hatstone lawyers | ||
Deputy Chair | N/A | ||
2 x lay members | N/A | £97.00 daily rate | |
Social Security Tribunal | Chair | Vibert s | £440.00 daily rate |
Deputy Chair | LWR Law | ||
Social Security Medical Appeal Tribunal | Chair | Vibert s | £440.00 daily rate |
Income Support Medical Appeal Tribunal | Chair | Vibert s | £440.00 daily rate |
Deputy Chair | N/A | £440.00 daily rate |
Body | Position |
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Jersey Law Commission | Chair |
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| Commissioner |
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| Commissioner |
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Jersey Police Authority | Chair |
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| Member |
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Jersey Police Complaints Authority | Chair | 1) 2) Jersey Advocate Retired | 1)no 2) n/a |
Community Relations Trust | Chair |
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Jersey Consumer Council | Chair |
| £10,000 per year |
Channel Island Competition Regulatory Authority | Member |
| £12,000 per year |
Committee of Inquiry into Historic Child Abuse | Chair |
| Paid as set out by the Minister for Treasury and Resources in P118/2012 (Com.) (2) |
States of Jersey Complaints Panel | Chair | Retired lawyer | No remuneration |
| Deputy Chair | Self-employed lawyer | No remuneration |
Jersey Bank Depositors Compensation Board | Member | Advocate Howard law | No remuneration (structure to change in 2016 with remuneration of £5,000 pa for new member, an advocate who works for Bedell Cristin) |
Mental Health Review Tribunal | Chair | Advocate Ogier | £290 per sitting |
| Deputy Chair | Advocate Mourant Ozanne | £290 per sitting |
Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) | Commissioner |
| £26,000 per year (rate for locally based commissioner) |
| Commissioner |
| £26,000 per year |
| Commissioner | 1) 2) English solicitor Cameron McKenna (London) | £36,500 per year (rate for off- island commissioner) |
Commissioners of the JFSC are appointed by the States Assembly and the annual report of the JFSC (which details Commissioners' remuneration) is lodged with the States every year.
Jersey Police Authority – provision for remuneration is made at Article 5(7) of the States of Jersey Police Force Law 2012; http://www.jerseylaw.je/Law/display.aspx?url=lawsinforce%2fconsolidated%2f23%2f23.820_StatesofJer seyPoliceForceLaw2012_RevisedEdition_1January2015.htm
Jersey Police Complaints Authority – provision for remuneration is made at the Schedule, 4(2) of the Police (Complaints and Discipline)(Jersey) Law 1999; http://www.jerseylaw.je/Law/display.aspx?url=lawsinforce%2fconsolidated%2f23%2f23.325_Police(Co mplaintsandDiscipline)Law1999_RevisedEdition_1January2015.htm