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A decision made (22/07/2008) regarding: Social Security Advisory Council - Appointment of additional members.

Decision Reference: MD-S-2008-0039
Decision Summary Title :	Social Security Advisory Council - Appointment of additional members		Date of Decision Summary:	16 July 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Sue Duhamel – Policy and Strategy Director		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 :	Social Security Advisory Council – Appointment of additional members		Date of Written Report:	16 July 2008
Written Report Author:	Sue Duhamel – Policy and Strategy Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Appointment of additional members to the Social Security Advisory Council
Decision(s): The Minister decided to appoint Colin Stephen Russell and Christopher Piers Martin Harris to the Social Security Advisory Council
Reason(s) for Decision: The maximum membership of the Social Security Advisory Council was recently extended from a chairman plus six members to a chairman plus eight members. Mr Russell and Mr Harris have been selected following a recruitment process undertaken by the Council last year. Mr Russell and Mr Harris have attended a number of Council meetings as ad hoc members and have confirmed their willingness to serve on the Council.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications.
Action required: Policy Director to advise Mr Russell and Mr Harris that they have been appointed to the Social Security Advisory Council.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Social Security Advisory Council - Appointment of additional members.

Social Security Advisory Council – Appointment of additional members

The Social Security Advisory Council was constituted nearly 4 years ago and has discovered the range of its responsibilities to be very wide. The size of the Council has been increased and following a recruitment process, the Council has identified two individuals who would provide a valuable contribution to the Council.

The Chairman has formally asked the Minister to approve the membership of these two individuals, in his letter of 28 June, part of which is reproduced below:

“Senator Paul Routier,

Minister for Social Security,

PO Box 55,

La Motte Street,

St Helier.

Jersey. JE4 8PE 28th June 2008.

Dear Paul,

With reference to my letter dated 10th April, I was delighted to hear from Sue Duhamel that the amendment to the Social Security Advisory Council (Jersey) Order 1992 on the basis requested in my letter to Richard Bell dated 16th March is now in place.

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The two current ‘ad hoc’ members, both of whom have confirmed that they wish to become full members, are Colin Stephen Russell and Christopher Piers Martin Harris. On behalf of Council, I request that you formally approve their appointment as full members as their promotion to full status has been unanimously endorsed by all members.

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I look forward to hearing from you in due course with regard to the requested approval of the appointment of the two new full members, but should more information be required at this stage please do not hesitate in contacting me.

Yours sincerely,

John T L Rosser.

Chairman.”