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Fort Regent Political Oversight Group: Terms of reference

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A decision made on 17 May 2021

Ministerial decision reference:    MD-C-2021-0040

Decision summary title:  Fort Regent Political Oversight Group, terms of reference.

Decision summary author

Administration and Research Officer

Is the decision summary public or exempt? 

Public

Report title Fort Regent Political Oversight Group, terms of reference.

Report author or name of

person giving report

Head of Ministerial Office

Is the report public or exempt?

Public

Decision and reason for the decision

The Chief Minister has decided to formalise the terms of reference for the Fort Regent Political Oversight Group. Work was instigated by this group at request of Chief Minister upon assuming office in 2018, and updated through the Council of Ministers. Ahead of the public launch and finalisation of the Political Oversight Group’s work the Chief Minister has decided to publish the terms of reference formally constituting the POG.

 

The terms of reference for the political oversight group are included as a report accompanying this Ministerial Decision.

Resource implications

None  

Action required

Terms of reference to be published on the gov.je website.

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

Position

 

Senator J. Le Fondré

Chief Minister

 

Date signed

 

 

Effective date of the decision

 

 

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