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Chairmen's Committee - Approved Committee Minutes - 10 February 2016

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Chairmen's Committee

Record of Meeting

Date: 10th February 2016

 

Present

Deputy  J.A.N.  Le  Fondré,  President  and  Chairman,  Corporate  Services Scrutiny Panel

Deputy L.M.C. Doublet , Vice-President and Chairman, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel

Deputy S.M. Brée, Chairman, Economic Affairs Scrutiny Panel

Deputy R. Renouf , Chairman, Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel Deputy D. Johnson , Chairman, Environment, Housing and Technical Services Scrutiny Panel

Deputy A.D. Lewis , Chairman, Public Accounts Committee

Apologies

 

Absent

 

In attendance

Mr T. Oldham , Scrutiny Manager

 

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Agenda matter

Action

26.01.16 Item 4

510/1(5)

1.  Protocol for  Engagement  between  Scrutiny  Panels  and the Executive

The Committee further considered the draft Protocol for Engagement between Scrutiny Panels and the Executive. It was agreed that an amended  draft  would  be  circulated  to  the  Committee,  with  final comments to be submitted by Friday 12th February. Subject to those comments, the draft Protocol would be distributed to all Panels in order that feedback could be received by 31st March.

Noting  its  additional  responsibility  to  develop  a  PAC  Engagement Protocol and two Proceedings Codes, the Committee agreed that these documents would need to be progressed in order to be presented to the States in conjunction with the Scrutiny Protocol.

The Committee also gave consideration to a list of actions available to Chairmen in the event of an infringement of the draft Protocol. It agreed in principle that such steps would be detailed in the forthcoming Scrutiny Proceedings Code of Practice. Deputy S.M. Brée dissented from this decision.

It was agreed that the President would liaise with the Vice-President, Deputy Renouf and Deputy Johnson with a view to the progressing the precise wording of the steps in line with the Committee's discussions.

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JLF/ RR/LD/ DJ/TO

26.01.16 Item 7

511/2/1

2.  Residential Property Transactions Review Panel

The  Committee  approved,  in  principle,  the  establishment  of  a Residential Property Transactions Review Panel. Deputy S.M. Brée dissented from this decision.

Accordingly, it was agreed that membership of the Panel should be established in order that full scoping could be progressed by the Panel, informed by the Committee's deliberations on the matter including in relation to the draft terms of reference, chairmanship and resource

 

 

implications,. The Committee noted that such matters were subject to its approval.

Expressions of interest to participate on the Panel were received from Deputy Renouf , Deputy Johnson and Deputy A. Lewis . It was agreed that an invitation from the President on behalf of the Committee would also be extended to all non-Executive Members, to register interest in joining the Panel.

JLF/TO

04.01.16 Item 1

510/1(89)

3. Long Term Vision

The Committee further considered the potential role for Scrutiny in the Long Term Vision process, and agreed that arrangements should be made for a presentation to be given by the Chief Minister's Department to all Scrutiny Members.

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