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States Greffe
Deputy Helen Miles Minister for Home Affairs
BY EMAIL
14th November 2022 Dear Minister,
Thank you for attending our two public review hearings on Friday, together with your Assistant Minister and Officers, your time is much appreciated. During the Government Plan Review hearing, commitment was given to provide:
• Further details about the status of the service level agreement with Jersey Action Against Rape; and
• More information about the 8 new roles in the office of the Director General.
The Panel would also like to query the following in relation to the Government Plan Review:
- We understand that the additional revenue funding for the programme Brexit – Increased Activity and Border Compliance' is to fund three additional Customs and Immigration Officers. Please could you advise:
- Can you share any data which displays the levels of increased activity for the Customs and Immigration Department following Brexit?
- Does the funding include provision for the training of new Customs and Immigration Officers?
- How many full-time equivalent roles are there in Customs and Immigration as at 31st October 2022?
i. How many of these are Customs and Immigration Officers?
- Please could you provide an update on the plans for development and implementation of the new Civil Contingencies legislation?
- Please can you provide a breakdown of the cost of the Assistant Emergency Planning Officer and the regular inspections of the Fire and Rescue Service, Prison Service and Customs and Immigration Service?
- Will the new additional inspections of the Fire and Rescue Service, Prison Service and Customs and Immigration be undertaken using existing benchmarks?
- The Panel understands that the funding for the programme Jersey Care Commission
– Regulation' will support recruitment to 2 posts which will help prepare the Ambulance Service for future regulatory requirements. Please could you confirm the specific roles and grades of those posts?
- Will these roles sit within the Justice and Home Affairs Directorate, or the States of Jersey Ambulance Service?
- Is any additional equipment, or software, required to be purchased for the data analysis and regulatory requirements? If yes, is this included within this funding?
- Can you provide the Panel with any data about the demand on victim support services?
- Please could you provide some further detail about the 5 full-time equivalent roles that to be recruited under the Victim Support' programme.
- Can you provide the Panel with any data about the additional demand on services following the development of the Domestic Abuse (Jersey) Law 2022 (the law')?
a. Please could you provide some further detail about the 3 FTE roles required as a result of the adoption of the law?
The Panel looks forward to your formal response and would request this is received by 21st November 2022.
Yours sincerely,
Deputy Catherine Curtis
Chair, Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel