s.15Duties of Head of Civil Service
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Section 15Part 5 — Head of Civil Service

Duties of Head of Civil Service

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The Deputy Governor shall be the Head of the Civil Service and the Head of the Civil Service shall, to the extent allowed for by a delegation from the Governor issued under section 7, perform the functions specified by or under this Law.
The Head of the Civil Service is responsible for overseeing all matters relating to the operation of the civil service including —
the development, promotion, review and evaluation of human resource policies and practices for the civil service as a whole;
succession planning for the positions of chief officers;
encouraging and assisting chief officers with succession planning for senior appointments in their civil service entities;
entering into annual performance agreements with chief officers of ministries and portfolios in accordance with section 16;
undertaking the annual performance assessments of chief officers of ministries and portfolios in accordance with section 17;
appointing chief officers of ministries and portfolios under section 26;
agreeing remuneration with chief officers of ministries and portfolio in accordance with section 28;
dismissing chief officers of ministries and portfolios in accordance with section 29;
recommending to the Governor the remuneration of persons specified in section 18;
monitoring the human resource policies and practices of civil service entities, and advising the Governor on the revocation or reissuing of personnel authorities under section 8;
taking action under sections 22 and 23 when chief officers are subject to political pressure; and
giving effect to the administrative rearrangement of ministries or portfolios in accordance with section 20.

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