Jersey Police Complaints Authority: Appointment of Chairman and Re-appointment of Three Members

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A decision made (14.08.2009) to recommend the appointment of the Chairman and re-appointment of three members of the Jersey Police Complaints Authority from 01.01.2010.

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2009-0081
Decision Summary Title :	Recommendation to the States of the appointment of Chairman and re-appointment of three members of the Jersey Police Complaints Authority	Date of Decision Summary:	August 10th 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Senior HR Manager	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 :	JPCA Membership proposition	Date of Written Report:	August 10th 2009
Written Report Author:	Senior HR Manager	Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Jersey Police Complaints Authority - appointment of Chairman and re-appointment of three members.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to recommend to the States the appointment of the Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority for a period of three years from 1 January 2010 and the re-appointment of three members of the Authority for the same period.
Reason(s) for Decision: The period of office of the Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority is due to expire on 31 December 2009. The Chairman does not wish to continue in this role and has tendered his resignation. Following an advertisement in the Jersey Evening Post, a new Chairman has been selected, subject to appointment by the States. Four other member’s terms of office also expire on the 31st December 2009. Three of the members wish to be considered for a further three year term and one member does not wish to be re-appointed. As two of the existing members have been in office for more than two terms, and in accordance with the Appointments Committee Code of Practice must be considered alongside other applicants in open competition, the positions were advertised in the Jersey Evening Post. No applications were received. The Appointments Commission representative has given approval to an extension of the terms of office for the three existing members, without the need to undergo a further interview as it has proved difficult to attract other candidates with the requisite knowledge and experience.