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Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel
Record of Meeting
Date: 12th September 2016
Present | Deputy L. M. C. Doublet , Chairman Deputy T. A. Vallois Deputy S. Y. Mezec |
Apologies | Deputy J. M. Maçon, Vice-Chairman |
Absent |
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In attendance | Mr M. Robbins, Scrutiny Officer. |
Ref Back | Agenda matter | Action |
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| 1. Address from Chairman The Chairman welcomed Panel Members back from the summer break and offered her thanks for the hard work done so far in 2016. |
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| 2. Records of Meetings The minutes were approved and signed for the meetings held on 14th, 27th, 29th and 30th June, 19th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 11th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 27th July and 3rd August 2016. | MR |
Item 2 04.07.16 | 3. Conflict of Interest There were no conflicts of interest declared. |
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| 4. Quarterly Public Hearings In recognising that the Panel had recently met the Ministers for Education and Home Affairs to discuss all aspects of the MTFP, it was decided that quarterly public hearings in September were to be cancelled. | MR |
Item 6 04.07.16 | 5. Ministerial Decisions The Panel noted seven Ministerial Decisions by the Ministers within its remit and considered that no Scrutiny work was required. | MR |
Item 6 14.01.16 516/43 | 6. Prison Board of Visitors The Panel noted P89/2016 Draft Prison (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 201- and recognised that the amendment included changes recommended by the Panel in S.R.9/2015. The Panel considered whether the proposition required any further work by the Panel. It was noted that the wording of Article 6 in the draft legislation was not specific in how the members were to be independent, however it was identified that this was an area that the regulations, which were to | MR |
| follow, would deal with. The Panel would keep a watching brief on the regulations when they were produced by the Minister. The Panel also discussed Article 7, which dealt with Prison Chaplains, and decided that any concerns felt about this were to be dealt with as independent Members. |
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Item 8 04.07.16 516/36(3) | 7. Medium Term Financial Plan Addition The Panel received a discussion document which provided information on all matters contained within the MTFP within its remit. Each area of the MTFP was discussed in turn along with ancillary matters and it was decided that the Panel would provide Comments to P.68/2016. The Panel considered an email from advisor Professor Elizabeth Wood dated earlier on the day of the meeting, to the effect that she was unable to undertake the work of the Panel. The Panel recognised that assistance was needed in relation to the changes proposed in Newly Qualified Teachers starting salary and required that another advisor be found. Due to the shortage in time available, it was agreed that RealGroup, who had assisted the Panel with the Special Education Needs Review, should be contacted. | MR MR |
| 8. Future Meetings The next meeting was scheduled for 9.30am on Monday 3rd October 2016 in the Le Capelain Room. |
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