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Policy Development Board - Island Identity

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A decision made on 11 October 2019

Ministerial decision reference    MD-C-2019-0130

Decision summary title: Policy Development Board – Island Identity

Decision summary author

Private Secretary to the Minister for International Development

Is the decision summary public or exempt? 

Public

Report title: Island Identity and International Profile Policy Development Board

Report author or name of

person giving report

Minister for International Development

Is the report public or exempt?

Public

Decision and reason for the decision

Following from commitments in the Government Plan and CSP, Terms of Reference for an Island Identity Policy Development Board have been drafted. This Ministerial Decision relates to the singing of these Terms of Reference for the establishment of the Board.
The Policy Board will:

         Interrogate the various strands of what it means to be ‘Jersey’, from both an internal and external perspective 

         Review historical events that have defined Jersey’s culture where appropriate

         Examine problems in the way we perceive ourselves and barriers to cohesion

         Identify opportunities to better define, coordinate and project a coherent and inclusive Island Identity.

Resource implications

There were no additional resource implications arising from this ministerial decision.

 

Action required

To establish the Island Identity Policy Development Board as set out in the terms of reference.

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

Position

 

Senator J. Le Fondré

Chief Minister

 

 

Date signed

 

 

Effective date of the decision

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