Recommendations 40 and 41 At the end of the reporting period Noted. The Clerk, who is the Office had commenced a new responsible for staffing The Committee recommends review of its organisational arrangements of the Office, that the manager of the structure. The Clerk will announce will consider these Committee Support Office any changes to staffing recommendations in the should not be a secretary of a arrangements in 2015-2016. context of an expanded Standing or Select Assembly. Committee. The occupant of the role of The Committee recommends that Director Committee Support resources be provided to the (and its predecessors) has Committee Support Office to allow previously been a secretary for an additional Committee to one or more Assembly Secretary, thereby allowing the committees. This has not manager to be unencumbered by unreasonably interfered with also being a committee secretary. the secretariat support provided to committees, nor has it unreasonably interfered with the management of the functions of the Committee secretariat. The current staffing structure of the Office, including the committee support function, is the result of an independent organisational review and extensive staff consultation in 2012.The Clerk considers the structure appropriate to the current needs of the Assembly.
Recommendations 40 and 41 The Committee recommends that the manager of the Committee Support Office should not be a secretary of a Standing or Select Committee. The Committee recommends that resources be provided to the Committee Support Office to allow for an additional Committee Secretary, thereby allowing the manager to be unencumbered by also being a committee secretary. Noted. The Clerk, who is responsible for staffing arrangements of the Office, will consider these recommendations in the context of an expanded Assembly. The occupant of the role of Director Committee Support (and its predecessors) has previously been a secretary to one or more Assembly committees. This has not unreasonably interfered with the secretariat support provided to committees, nor has it unreasonably interfered with the management of the functions of the Committee secretariat. The current staffing structure of the Office, including the committee support function, is the result of an independent organisational review and extensive staff consultation in 2012.The Clerk considers the structure appropriate to the current needs of the Assembly. At the end of the reporting period the Office had commenced a new review of its organisational structure. The Clerk will announce any changes to staffing arrangements in 2015-2016.
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