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Health and Safety Inspectorate: Inspector Authorisation

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A decision made 27 October 2023:

Decision Reference:  MD-SOSEC-2023-724

Public

Subject: Health and Safety Inspectorate: Inspector Authorisation

 

Report Title: Health and Safety Inspectorate: Inspector Authorisation

Public

Decision(s):

The Minister authorised the following Inspectors within the Health and Safety Inspectorate (HSI) to receive new warrant cards, with the Minister's electronic signature, in line with the Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law 1989: Elaine Harbour, Ben De La Haye, John Spence.  The Minister decided that the following new Inspectors should be provided with new warrant cards with the Minister’s electronic signature: Sam de la Haye, Linda Powell.  The Minister decided that the HSI’s Regulatory Officer Emma Coxshall should be provided with written authorisation via an electronic signature limited to Article 12 powers only.

Reason for Decision(s):

Inspectors within the HSI are authorised in writing by the Minister for Social Security for the purposes of Article 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the Health & Safety at Work (Jersey) Law 1989 and Article 4 of the Employers Liability (Compulsory Insurance) (Jersey) Law 1973. This Ministerial Decision provides Ministerial authorisation to existing authorised Inspectors, as well as new Inspectors. This authorisation will be confirmed by way of new warrant cards, which will include the Minister's electronic signature. Ministerial Decisions will be used to provide authorisation to any new Inspectors moving forwards.

Resource Implications: There are no new financial and / or manpower implications arising from this decision.

 

Action Required: Health and Safety Inspectorate to issue new warrant cards in line with this Ministerial Decision.

Signature:

 

 

Signed By: Minister for Social Security

Date Signed:

 

27 October 2023

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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