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WQ.125/2021

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 22nd MARCH 2021 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 29th MARCH 2021

Question

Will the Minister –

  1. provide a consolidated list of all the powers which she has delegated either to her Assistant Ministers or to officers since coming into office, giving the date and the reasons for each such delegation; and
  2. provide a list of any powers which she has not delegated to an Assistant Ministers or officer, explaining for any such power why she has not done so?

Answer

All ministerial decisions are recorded in public Ministerial Decisions published on the gov.je website and are also published as a Report on the States Assembly website.

  1. The main delegations made by the Minister are currently set out in MD-S -2021-0016 and R.20/2021. The full text of the delegations is set out below.

Additional delegations relevant to the Covid situation are set out in MD-S- 2020 - 0060 and R.105/2020. The full text of the delegations is set out below.

All delegations are made by the Minister to ensure efficient and robust decision making and administration in each of the areas under her control.

  1. As published in MD-S- 2020 - 0060 and R.105/2020 all powers have been delegated to the Assistant Minister: "The Minister for Social Security has decided to delegate all powers and functions vested in her, including the power to make enactments and all other areas where the Minister has authority to act to Assistant Social Security Ministers."