Committee of Inquiry into Historical Abuse: Appointment of Chairman

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A decision made 10 June 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-C-2013-55
Decision Summary Title :	Committee of Inquiry into Historical Abuse – Appointment of Chairman		Date of Decision Summary:	10th June 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Greffier of the States		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Committee of Inquiry into Historical Abuse – Appointment of Chairman		Date of Written Report:	6th June 2013
Written Report Author:	Greffier of the States		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Committee of Inquiry into Historical Abuse - Appointment of Chairman: Lodging ‘au Greffe’ of Proposition.
Decision(s): The Chief Minister approved the Report and Proposition recommending that Mrs Sally Bradley QC be appointed as Chairman of the Committee of Inquiry into Historical Abuse and agreed that it should be lodged ‘au Greffe’ once the public announcement by the Greffier about the proposed appointment of Mrs Bradley had been made on Wednesday 13th June 2013.
Reason(s) for Decision: The States agreed on 6th March 2013 that a Committee of Inquiry into Historical Abuse should be established and charged the Greffier of the States to work with 2 independent people from the United Kingdom to identify a suitable person to act as Chairman for the inquiry. The Greffier of the States wrote to the Chief Minister on 6th June 2013 setting out how the recruitment process had been undertaken and recommending that Mrs Sally Bradley QC should be nominated for appointment by the States.
Resource Implications: The proposition relating to the establishment of a Committee of Inquiry (P.118/2012) stated that the inquiry could cost up to £6m. The terms agreed with Mrs Bradley are within with the amounts specified for the Chairman’s role in the comments of the Minister for Treasury and Resources (P.118/2012 Com(2)).
Action required: The Greffier of the States is requested to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the Report and Proposition recommending the appointment of the Chairman of the Committee of Inquiry for debate by the States during the States meeting of 16th July 2013.
Signature:		Position: Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):