Jersey Consumer Council: Appointment of Chairman

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A decision made 12 December 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2014-0130
Decision Summary Title :	Jersey Consumer Council – Appointment of Chairman		Date of Decision Summary:	10 December 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Trading Standards		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 :	Jersey Consumer Council – Appointment of Chairman		Date of Written Report:	10 December 2014
Written Report Author:	Director of Trading Standards		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Jersey Consumer Council – Appointment of Chairman
Decision(s): The Minister has decided to lodge the attached draft Report and Proposition which is a recommendation to the States that they approve the appointment of Rose Edith Colley as Chairman of the Jersey Consumer Council for a period of 3 years effective from 1st February 2015.
Reason(s) for Decision: The adoption by the States of P182/2010 resulted in a new mandate for the Jersey Consumer Council. One major reform was that the Chairman was no longer restricted to being a States member. Following an advertising and recruitment process overseen by the Jersey Appointments Commission, Rose Edith Colley was appointed Chairman of the Council for a period of 3 years which ends on 31st January 2015. The Minister wishes to re-appoint Mrs Colley for what will be a final term of 3 years. Part (b) (ii) of P182/2010 requires the Minister to seek States approval for the re-appointment.
Resource Implications: The Jersey Consumer Council is funded by an annual grant from the Economic Development Department. The grant for 2014 was £100,000 plus £31,000 top-up grant. There are no manpower implications.
Action required: The Director of Trading Standards to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the presentation of the draft Report and to lodge the proposition ‘au Greffe’, so that debate may take place no later than 20th January 2015.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Economic Development
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):