Criminal Injuries Compensation Board: Members: Re-Appointment

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A decision made 28 April 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2014-0028
Decision Summary Title :	CICB Re-appointment of members		Date of Decision Summary:	17 April 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Executive Officer Home Affairs		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 :	CICB – proposed re-appointment of 2 lay members		Date of Written Report:	17 April 2014
Written Report Author:	Executive Officer Home Affairs		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Criminal Injuries Compensation Board – re-appointment of two lay members.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to re-appoint Dr. G. Llewellin for a further period of up to 4 years from 1 May 2014 and to re-appoint Mr. M.A. Payne for a further period of 12 months. The Minister also decided to request the HR Manager to run a recruitment campaign for legally qualified and lay members of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB) in time to replace those members whose terms of office expire on 30 April 2015 and who will have served in excess of 10 years at that point in time.
Reason(s) for Decision: The terms of office of Dr Llewellin and Mr Payne as lay members of the CICB are due to expire on 30 April 2014. Both wish to remain in post and the Chairman is happy for them to stay on. Dr Llewellin has already served for 6 years and Mr Payne for 13 years. Rather than run a recruitment campaign at this juncture, it was felt preferable to wait until next year when several other members’ terms of office will expire. The Appointments Commission have indicated that they are happy for Mr Payne to continue to serve although he has exceeded 10 years in post, which is the maximum that they normally suggest.
Resource Implications: Nil.
Action required: The Executive Officer, Home Affairs, to notify the Secretary to the CICB of the re-appointments and the HR Manager to organise a recruitment campaign in late 2014 or early 2015 for the CICB.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):