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Response to Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel's report SR.7/2009 - prison board of visitors

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A decision made regarding: Response to Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel's report SR.7/2009 - prison board of visitors.

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2009-0117

Decision Summary Title :

Response to Scrutiny Report SR7/2009 – Prison Board of Visitors

Date of Decision Summary:

09 December 2009

Decision Summary Author:

Executive Officer, Home Affairs

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Report SR7/2009 – Prison Board of Visitors

Date of Written Report:

04 December 2009

Written Report Author:

Minister for Home Affairs

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

Response to the Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel’s report SR7/2009 – Prison Board of Visitors.

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the presentation to the States of his response to the Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel’s report SR7/2009 – Prison Board of Visitors.

Reason(s) for Decision:

Section 11.15 of the Code of Practice for Scrutiny Panels and the Public Accounts Committee as adopted by the States as amended 12 March 2008 states that ‘The Executive will respond to Panel and Public Accounts Committee Reports in accordance with the Protocol for Executive responses to Scrutiny Reports.’

Resource Implications:

There are no financial implications to the Home Affairs Department resulting from this decision.

Action required:

The Executive Officer, Home Affairs, to request the Greffier of the States to present the Minister’s comments to the States.

Signature: 

Position:

Minister for Home Affairs

Date Signed: 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed): 

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