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Education and Home Affairs - Approved Panel Members - 10 December 2007

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Education & Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel

PUBLIC MEETING Record of Meeting

Date: 10th December 2007 Meeting 52

 

Present

Deputy D.W. Mezbourian , Chairman Deputy J. Gallichan, Vice-Chairman Deputy S. Pitman

Apologies

 

Absent

 

In attendance

Mr. C. Swinson OBE, Comptroller and Auditor General [Item 3, For a time] Mr. W. Millow , Scrutiny Officer

 

Ref Back

Agenda matter

Action

[26/11/07, Item 14]

1. Disorderly Conduct and Harassment

The  Panel  considered  the  draft  Crime  (Disorderly  Conduct  and Harassment)(Jersey) Law 200-. This part of the meeting was held in private session under Item 3.2.1(a)(xiv) of the  Code of Practice on Public Access to Official Information.

 

 

2. Records of Meetings

The  Panel  approved  and  signed  the  record  of  its  meeting  of  26th November 2007.

 

[26/11/07, Item 1]

3. Policing of Events – User Pays

  1. General Matters

The Panel recalled that it had approved the Heads of Report and that work on drafting the full report had begun.

The  Panel  was  advised  that  the  Chairman  had  spoken  to  the Comptroller and Auditor General about the review and had received suggestions as to lines of enquiry that could potentially be followed.

  1. Meeting with the Comptroller and Auditor General

The Panel met the Comptroller and Auditor General. This part of the meeting was held in private session under Item 3.2.1(b) of the Code of Practice on Public Access to Official Information.

 

[26/11/07, Item 15]

4. Early Years

The Panel noted that work on the draft report was ongoing and that a draft document was likely to be distributed for consideration before the end of the week.

 

 

5. Future Meetings

The Panel agreed its meeting schedule for January to July 2008. It agreed that it would next meet at 9:30am on 21st January 2007.

The Panel considered when it would wish to meet the Ministers for Education, Sport and Culture and Home Affairs. It agreed to request the Ministers' attendance on 25th January 2007.

WM

[08/10/07, Item 3]

6. Critical Skills and Assessment for Learning

The Panel recalled its previous agreement that it would seek to attend a Critical Skills training session on 14th January 2008. The Officer was requested to confirm whether any further information on the training session would be forthcoming.

WM

 

7. Action Updates and Matters Arising  

The Panel was advised that the Chairmen's Committee had considered the schedule that had been agreed in relation to development and scrutiny of the Annual Business Plan. The Officer was requested to forward the document detailing the agreed way forward to Deputies J. Gallichan and S. Pitman.

The Panel noted the actions undertaken in response to requests made at its previous meetings.

The Panel was advised that a Member had expressed an interest in joining the Panel. It was agreed that in the first instance the Chairman would speak to the Member concerned.

It was noted that the Chairman would be away from 3rd to 14th January 2008 and that Deputies Gallichan and Pitman would continue work on Panel business during that period.

WM

 

8. Forthcoming Propositions

The Panel noted that no propositions had recently been lodged by the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture or the  Minister for Home Affairs.

 

 

9. Ministerial Decisions

The Panel noted that the following decision had been made by the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture:

 Victoria  College  and  Jersey  College  for  Girls  and  associated Preparatory Schools - transfer from revenue to capital (MD-ESC- 2007-0048) – 19th November 2007

 

 

10. Media Release

The Panel agreed it would not issue a media release following the meeting.

 

Signed  Date: ..  

Chairman

Education & Home Affairs Panel