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Education and Home Affairs - Approved Panel Minutes - 11 April 2016

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Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel

Record of Meeting

Date: 11th April 2016

 

Present

Deputy J. M. Maçon, Vice-Chairman Deputy S. Y. Mezec

Apologies

Deputy L. M. C. Doublet , Chairman Deputy T. A. Vallois

Absent

 

In attendance

Mr M. Robbins, Scrutiny Officer.

 

Ref Back

Agenda matter

Action

 

1.  Records of Meetings

The Panel noted that the minutes from the previous meeting would be available at the next scheduled meeting due to the high level of activity relating to the Nursery Education Fund.

 

 

2.  Conflict of Interest

There were no conflicts of interest.

 

 

3.  Draft Criminal Justice (Young Offenders) (No. 2) (Jersey) Law 201-

The Panel noted the draft legislation and decided that there was no scrutiny work needed.

 

 

4.  Ministerial Decisions

The  Panel  noted  various  Ministerial  decisions  made  since  the  last scheduled meeting and considered that no scrutiny work was needed.

 

Item 6 18.03.16

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5.  School Staring Age

The  Panel  noted  that  the  advisor,  Professor  Elizabeth  Wood  was drafting a report. On receipt of that report the Panel was to start drafting its own report. Due to the sudden impact of the Nursery Education Fund review, it was acknowledged that there would be some delay in finishing the School Starting Age review.

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Item 1 06.04.16

516/45

6.  Nursery Education Funding.

In preparation for the forthcoming public meeting at the Pomme D'Or Hotel to discuss the proposed changes in nursery funding, the Panel viewed and approved a power point presentation which outlined an agenda with various sections for discussion at the meeting and decided which sections Members would facilitate.

The Panel also discussed P.39/2016, Nursery Funding: Implementation of Proposed Changes, lodged by Deputy M. Tadier . It was decided that the proposition represented some risk to the work of the Panel and Members would discuss the issues with Deputy M. Tadier .

Members  had  received  positive  and  complementary  feedback  from

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members of the public about the hearing on this subject held on 6th April, particularly about the quality of the questioning.

 

Item 5 07.12.15

7.  Student Loans

The area of university funding and student loans was considered and it was understood that a report was due to be published on the matter. The Panel decided it needed a briefing in relation to this.

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8.  Media Filming

Members had received a complaint from a member of the public to the effect that the media had included members of the public in its filming during the recent public hearing with the Minister for Education. The Panel agreed that it did not consider a problem existed as the focus had been on the people around the table, not on the members of the public in the background who were sitting around the room.