Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal: Re-Appointment of Side-Member

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A decision made 20 January 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2017-0004
Decision Summary Title :	DS JEDT re-appoint Carr		Date of Decision Summary:	20 January 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Policy Principal		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	WR JEDT re-appoint Carr		Date of Written Report:	20 January 2017
Written Report Author:	Policy Principal		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal - Re-appoint Side Member
Decision(s): The Minister decided to present a written Report notifying the States that she had re-appointed Mr Ian Carr as a Side Member of the Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal for an additional 4 year term.
Reason(s) for decision: Regulation 5(2) of the Employment and Discrimination Tribunal (Jersey) Regulations 2014 provides that members of the Employment and Discrimination Tribunal are to be appointed for an initial term of up to 5 years. On the written request of a member and after consultation with the Jersey Appointments Commission (the ‘Commission), the Minister may extend a member’s initial term of office. The Commission’s guidelines (not yet approved) provide that, as a matter of best practice, members of bodies such as the Tribunal should serve for a maximum of 9 years in total. Mr Carr’s initial 5 year term of office would expire on 31 January 2017 and he has requested an extension. Having consulted the Commission, the Minister has decided to re-appoint Mr Carr for a further 4 year term which will end on 31 January 2021. It is not necessary to request that the States approves Mr Carr’s re-appointment; however the Minister will present a Report notifying the States as a matter of good order.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: Policy Principal to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the Report to be presented to the States at the next opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):