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Health and Community Services: Delegation of functions: Assistant Ministers

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A decison made on 26 July 2019

Decision Reference:       MD-HSS-2019-0036

Decision Summary Title :

Delegation of functions: Health and Community  Services Department: Assistant Ministers

Date of Decision Summary:

24 July 2019

Decision Summary Author:

 

Assistant Director – Policy and Ministerial Support (HCS)

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Written

Person Giving Report:

Assistant Director – Policy and Ministerial Support (HCS)

Written Report

Title :

Delegation of functions:

Health and Community Services Department: Assistant Ministers

 

 

Date of Written Report:

24 July 2019

Written Report Author:

Assistant Director – Policy and Ministerial Support (HCS)

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject:  Delegation of functions: Health and Community Services Department: Assistant Ministers

 

 

 

Decision:

The Minister for Health and Social Services, acting in accordance with Article 28 of the States of Jersey Law 2005, resolved to delegate all of the functions conferred upon or vested in him to his Assistant Ministers Deputy Hugh Raymond and Senator Steve Pallett.  The Assistant Ministers are delegated powers to make enactments.

 

The Assistant Ministers would not have the power to perform any function the delegation of which is wholly prohibited by an enactment.

 

It is intended that the Assistant Ministers will have concurrent responsibility for all the functions conferred upon or vested in the Minister.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

 

This delegation would provide flexibility, particularly in the event of the Minister being off-Island or being indisposed.

 

 

 

 

Resource Implications There are no financial or manpower implications.

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Action required: Assistant Director – Policy and Ministerial Support – to forward the attached supplementary document to the Greffier of the States and request that it be presented to the States in due course as a report in the ‘R’ series.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Health and Social Services

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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