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Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel
Minutes of 20th meeting held on 28th September 2006 Blampied Room, States Building
Present Deputy P J D Ryan, Chairman
Connétable J L S Gallichan Connétable D Murphy
Deputy J Gallichan
Apologies Senator J L Perchard, Vice-Chairman Absent
In attendance Mr M Haden, Scrutiny Officer
Miss S Power, Scrutiny Officer
Ref Back | Agenda matter | Action |
1. | Minutes – The Panel approved the minutes of the meeting held on 27th July 2006. |
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2. | Chairmen's Committee – The Panel noted the briefing sheets from the Chairmen's Committee meetings held on 28th July and the 8th September 2006. |
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3. | Matters arising –
had changed to the 23rd November 2006. The Panel agreed to wait until after the Scrutiny away day to propose topics for this meeting.
place on the 3rd November 2006. The Panel requested for the Chairmen's Committee to be informed that the Panel felt only elected Scrutiny Panel members and officers should attend this event. |
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4. | Protocol for the appointment of advisers – the Panel noted these documents, and it was agreed that any advisers would be appointed in accordance with the paper and Financial Direction 5.1. The Panel also noted the Greffier's role and responsibility as accounting officer. |
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5. | Fiscal Strategy review costs – the Panel noted the cost of the fiscal strategy reviews to date. The Panel requested for a projected budget to the end of the year to be provided at its next meeting. | SP |
6. | Scrutiny Office working practices – the Panel noted the paper prepared by Scrutiny Manager, Kay Tremellen-Frost. |
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7. Item 1 26.09.06 | Fiscal Strategy Reviews –
presenting it to the States on the 10th October 2006. |
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8. | Future work programme – a. Freedom of Information Law – the Panel noted the letter from the Chairman of the Privileges and Procedures |
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Committee, and agreed that it required further information before it made a decision to review this subject. The Panel SP agreed that a meeting should be arranged between Deputy Gallichan and Anne Harris to discuss what the review would entail, with a view to producing a scoping document in time
for the next full Panel meeting.
b. Public sector pensions – the Panel agreed that this was SP an important subject which deserved further consideration,
and that a scoping document should be drafted for Item 8 consideration at the next full Panel meeting.
27.07.06 c. Population Office – Deputy Gallichan informed the Panel
that she would be having a briefing on the progress of the SP
Migration Advisory Group at 4.30pm on the 12th October 2006. The Panel agreed an officer should attend this
meeting. The Panel agreed that it would still be too early to conduct a review on this area.
- States Annual Business Plan – the Panel agreed that itwould be important to conduct a review into the process SP
behind the States Annual Business Plan in advance of the release of the Business Plan for 2008. Deputy Gallichan agreed to work with an officer to draft a scoping document
for this review for consideration at the next full Panel meeting.
- Scrutiny Topic Proposal – the Panel received a topicproposal form requesting for a review into why there has notbeen an increase in the Overseas Aid budget in recentyears. The Panel agreed that this proposal should be put onthe agenda to be discussed at the next full Panel meeting.
- Quarterly meeting with the Chief Minister – the Panel agreedthat this meeting should take place during either the weekbeginning the 6th or the 13th November 2006. The Panel SP
requested for the Chief Minister to be contacted to establish when would be convenient for him to attend.
The Panel agreed to consider items for discussion at this meeting at its next full Panel meeting.
- AOB –
- Public Engagement – the Panel noted that Mrs S Watts, Orchid Communications had been appointed as Scrutiny's
PR Consultant on a trial period of 4 months. The Panel SP requested for a meeting to be arranged with Mrs Watts to discuss ways of improving the Panel's public engagement.
- Arrangements for Public Hearings – the Panel agreed that in future it would aim to hold Public Hearings between 12-2.00pm to enable more members of the Public to attend during their lunch breaks. The Panel also felt that this would provide more preparation time before Public Hearings.
- Future meetings –
5th October 2006 (11.00am) Full Panel to meet to discuss the GST report.
26th October 2006 (9.30am) Full Panel meeting.
Signed Date . ..
Chairman, Corporate Services Panel