Jersey Police Complaints Authority: Members Appointment

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A decision made 9 February 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2015-0015
Decision Summary Title :	JPCA membership proposition		Date of Decision Summary:	26 January 2015
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 :	WR JPCA membership proposition		Date of Written Report:	26 January 2015
Written Report Author:	Executive Officer Home Affairs		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Jersey Police Complaints Authority – appointment of four new members.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to propose the appointment of Mr Duncan Baxter, Miss Allana Binnie, Mrs Gail McCourt and Ms Debbie Sebire as members of the Jersey Police Complaints Authority (JPCA) for a period of three years from the date on which their appointments are approved by the States, if applicable, and approved a Report and Proposition recommending the above appointments.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Police (Complaints and Discipline) (Jersey) Law 1999 provides that the JPCA shall consist of a Chairman and not less than 6 or more than 8 other members. One member of the JPCA resigned during 2014 and another two members did not seek re-appointment at the end of 2014, leaving vacancies. The positions were advertised and following an interview by a panel comprising the Chairman of the JPCA and representatives from Home Affairs and the Jersey Appointments Commission, the positions were offered to the above-named. If the appointments are approved by the States, the JPCA will comprise a Chairman and seven other members.
Resource Implications: There are no additional financial or manpower implications arising from this proposition.
Action required: The Executive Officer, Home Affairs, to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the attached Report and Proposition to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ for consideration by the States on 10 March 2015.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed): 5 February 2015