tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055484451266400578.post7626619014994718380..comments2023-05-31T03:38:36.190-07:00Comments on Tom Gruchy: More complaints about Jersey's Complaints BoardTom Gruchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384387998228996741noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055484451266400578.post-49095458877689392902013-10-29T19:14:24.792-07:002013-10-29T19:14:24.792-07:00I remember making a complaint to this body in the ...I remember making a complaint to this body in the mid-1990's and I didn't even get as far as a hearing. The only difference back then was the more cumbersome name: A Board of Administrative Appeal. It was sham justice then and by the sound of it nothing has changed. According to the Appointments Commission's own code of practice, the term of office of a member of a public body should not exceed 10 years, yet in 2012, four members of the Complaints Board retired. Two of them had each served for 15 years and another two had each racked up 12 years service. I know that Christine Vibert has also served on the Board for at least 13 consecutive years. The law states that the Chairman and Deputy Chairmen must be "suitably qualified by profession or experience". According to her biography, Miss Vibert is not legally qualified- she was formerly a "self-employed consultant" and now calls herself a "document management consultant". However, laughably, we are informed in her 2012 States biography that she "comes from a legal family." Oh well- that definitely makes her suitably qualified then! As for being represented by Deputy John Young, I would personally just go it alone if that was my only option!Jerry Gosselinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055484451266400578.post-17511075229328577282013-10-26T04:57:31.319-07:002013-10-26T04:57:31.319-07:00Deputy John Young emailed me this comment and agre...Deputy John Young emailed me this comment and agreed to it being published;<br /><br />"In response to your remarks about me on your blog.<br />I declined to contribute because I represented the complainant at this complaints board hearing. My role was to do that to the best of my ability and it would have been inappropriate and unfair to the complainant for me to use the occasion to grandstand my personal views on the limitations of the current complaints process which would not help the complainant. Sometimes it is necessary to work with what is.<br />I will await the report of the complaints Board and the outcome of this hearing. I will comment on the complaints Board process at that time. Regards. John."<br />Tom Gruchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384387998228996741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055484451266400578.post-50411986184178464452013-10-25T08:41:26.446-07:002013-10-25T08:41:26.446-07:00it really does show the level of incompetence in w...it really does show the level of incompetence in what is supposed to be a legal and transparent process . Its actually comical .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com