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A LAW to make provision about the remuneration of elected members of the States of Jersey.

THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law –

“(A1) The amount of remuneration and allowances payable to elected members is the amount specified in, or determined in accordance with, the remuneration review report most recently presented to the States under Article 44A(8).

(A2)   The amount of remuneration and allowances payable to elected members cannot be determined otherwise than as set out under Article 44A and cannot be amended.”.

“44A Remuneration review process

(1)     PPC must, within the period of 15 months beginning with the date of an ordinary election under Article 6 –

(a)     establish a panel for the purpose of appointing a person (the “reviewer”) to carry out a review of the amount of remuneration and allowances payable to an elected member;

(b)     direct the reviewer to carry out the review and provide a report (a “remuneration review report”) to PPC.

(2)     The panel must consist of –

(a)     the Greffier of the States; and

(b)     at least 2, but not more than 4, individuals appointed by PPC.

(3)     The following persons may not be appointed to the panel under paragraph (2)(b) –

(a)     a member of the States;

(b)     a States’ employee (as defined in the Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005).

(4)     The panel must not appoint the reviewer until at least 14 days after PPC have given notice to the States of the identity of the panel’s proposed reviewer.

(5)     When the panel has appointed the reviewer, PPC must give the direction in paragraph (1)(b), which direction must require the reviewer –

(a)     before providing a remuneration review report, to consult –

(i)      the Minister for Treasury and Resources, and

(ii)      each other elected member;

(b)     to provide a remuneration review report within the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which notice of the panel’s appointment is given under paragraph (4)(b).

(6)     A remuneration review report must –

(a)     specify the amount of remuneration payable to elected members;

(b)     specify the date on which sub-paragraph (a) is to take effect;

(c)     explain why the amount specified, and the date specified, are appropriate;

(d)     determine such other matters relating to remuneration and allowances of elected members as PPC may require.

(7)     A remuneration review may –

(a)     provide for allowances to be payable to elected members;

(b)     give a formula for altering, over time, the amount of remuneration by reference to an index produced by the Statistics Unit of the States of Jersey;

(c)     determine other matters relating to remuneration and allowances of elected members.

(8)     PPC must present each remuneration review report to the States at the first meeting falling after the remuneration review report is completed.

(9)     The date specified under paragraph (6)(b) may be before the date that the remuneration review report is presented in the case of an increase in remuneration, but not in the case of a decrease, but may not be before the date of the last ordinary election.

(10)    Article 44(A1) applies to a remuneration review report regardless of whether the reviewer has complied with paragraph (5)(b).

(11)    In this Article –

“consult” means to provide information to a person and give a reasonable opportunity for that person to respond with their opinion;

“PPC” means the Privileges and Procedures Committee established by standing orders.

44B   Transitional provisions relating to initial remuneration review process

(1)     Despite Article 44(A1) and (A2), the remuneration and allowances payable to elected members immediately before the commencement of this Law continues to be payable until the date specified under paragraph 44A(6)(b) in the first remuneration review report.

(2)     Article 44A(1) applies to the first remuneration review as if “the date of an ordinary election under Article 6” were to read “the date of commencement of the States of Jersey (Amendment – Remuneration of Elected Members) (Jersey) Law 2022.”.