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Corporate Services -Approved Panel Minutes - 15 January 2018

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Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel

Record of Meeting

Date:  15th January 2018

 

Present

Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré, Chairman

Deputy S.M. Brée, Vice-Chairman (Items 1 to 6)) Senator S.C. Ferguson (item 1 and 7 only) Deputy K.C. Lewis

Apologies

 

In attendance

Senator I.J. Gorst , Chief Minister (item 1 only)

Senator P.F. Routier, Assistant Minister (item 1 only)

Deputy S.M. Wickenden, Assistant Minister for eGov (item 1 only)

Mr P. Bradbury, Director, Corporate Policy (item 1 only)

Mr C. Parker, Chief Executive (item 1 only)

V. Tanner-Davy, Honorary Chief Executive Officer, Liberate Jersey (Item 7 only)

Deputy L.M. Doublet (Item 8 only)

Mr S. Spottiswoode, Scrutiny Officer (Items 1 to 6, and 8)

Mr T. Nicolle, Scrutiny Officer (Items 1 to 6)

Mr T Leveridge, Scrutiny Officer (Item 7 only)

 

Ref Back

Agenda matter

Action

 

1.  Quarterly Public Hearing

The Panel welcomed the Chief Minister, Assistant Ministers and Officers to a quarterly public hearing. The hearing was recorded and transcribed.

 

 

2.  Records of Meetings

The records of the meetings held on 20th, 23rd, 25th, 30th, 31st October and 1st November 2017 were approved and signed.

 

Item 1 12/01/18

3.  Draft Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law

The Panel approved its amendment to the Draft Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law, together with an explanatory report, and noted that the Amendment would be provided to the Greffier for formal lodging on 16th January 2018.

The Panel reviewed the draft report for its review and requested a number of changes. Subject to the changes being made, the Panel approved the draft report for circulation to stakeholders.

 

Item 2 12/01/18

4.  Draft Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Law

Recalling the briefing that it received from the Chief Executive of the States on 12th January 2018, the Panel noted that the Chairmen's Committee  had  agreed  to  establish  a  Review  Panel  to  review  the proposals  detailed  in  P.1/2018  Draft  Machinery  of  Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Law.

 

 

 

It was noted that Deputy S.M. Brée had expressed an interest in being appointed as chairman of the Review Panel.

 

Item 3 13/07/17

5.  Future Hospital

It was noted that, following an independent planning inquiry, the planning application for Jersey's new hospital had been rejected by the Minister for the Environment.

The Panel considered the implications of this decision for the Future Hospital project and requested further clarification be sought from the Greffier on the wording of the proposition P.107/2017 "Future Hospital: approval of preferred scheme and funding", approved by the States Assembly in December 2017.

 

Item 4 15/12/17

6.  Migration Policy

It was noted that a meeting with the Chief Statistician had been arranged for 22nd January to discuss statistics relevant to the Migration Policy.

The Panel discussed the queries that it wished to raise with the Chief Statistician.

 

 

7.  Draft Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law

The Panel met privately with the Honorary Chief Executive Officer of Liberate Jersey.

The Chairman explained that the Panel had agreed to lodge a number of amendments to the Draft Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law. The Chairman then outlined each amendment and the Panel's rationale for bringing it forward.

 

 

8.  Draft Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law The Panel met privately with Deputy L.M. Doublet

The Chairman referred to the submission to the Panel's review from Channel  Island  Humanists  and   Deputy   Doublet  which  included suggestions for possible amendments to the Draft Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law.

The Chairman explained that the Panel had agreed to lodge a number of amendments to the Draft Law and then outlined each amendment and the Panel's rationale for bringing it forward.