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JAMP Score
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)
St. Elizabeth North Western
Political Career: Has served as MP for St. Elizabeth North Western when he entered the political arena in 1979. He currently serves as MP for the same constituency as well as Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister. Mr. Hutchinson served (2016 to July 2019) as a Minister of State for the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries and Minister of State for Agriculture (2007-11). He was as a former Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education (1980 -83).
Civic Activities: Served as former president of the St. Elizabeth Young Jamaica.
Profession: Farmer and a career politician. He has also worked as a part-time teacher and a football coach at the St Elizabeth technical High School.
Education: Knox College; Munro College and Corne University
MPs score is not impacted by absence that is caused by illness or the need to attend to official Government business.
MPs score is not impacted by absence that is caused by illness or the need to attend to official Government business.
Please see: CDF Operational Procedures – October 2015
Note Policy Change: 2015/16 and beyond, meetings are required every other year (prior annually).
No CDF reports have been received to date
Please see: CDF Operational Procedures – October 2015
Note Policy Change: 2015/16 and beyond, meetings are required every other year (prior annually).
No CDF reports have been received to date
NOTE: The Integrity Commission reports on offences under the Act. The Tick/Check Mark indicates that an offence has occurred in that particular year. The X indicates that no offence occurred and the Parliamentarian is compliant.
Assessed under the then Parliament (Integrity of Members) Act, 1973. Repealed as of February 22, 2018
| 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Did not declare | |
| Declared late | |
| Reported to Parliamentary Leader | |
| Declaration not cleared | |
| Reported to Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) | |
| Fined in Resident Magistrate's Court | |
| 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Did not declare | |
| Declared late | |
| Reported to Parliamentary Leader | |
| Declaration not cleared | |
| Reported to Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) | |
| Fined in Resident Magistrate's Court | |
Based on the Integrity Commission's interpretation of "Part VII Privilege and Confidentiality, Clauses 55 and 56 of the Integrity Act", the public is no longer provided information on the breaches committed by Members of Parliament, nor information on any who is being investigated or prosecuted.
Assessed under the Integrity Commissions Act, 2017
| 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Did not declare | |
| Declared late | |
| Reported to Parliamentary Leader | |
| Declaration not cleared | |
| Reported to Director of Corruption Prosecution | |
| Fined for failure to report on time and/or provide information | |
| Fined for false statement or information | |
| Prosecuted by Director of Corruption Prosecution | |
| 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Did not declare | |
| Declared late | |
| Reported to Parliamentary Leader | |
| Declaration not cleared | |
| Reported to Director of Corruption Prosecution | |
| Fined for failure to report on time and/or provide information | |
| Fined for false statement or information | |
| Prosecuted by Director of Corruption Prosecution | |
NOTE: The Integrity Commission reports on offences under the Act. The Tick/Check Mark indicates that an offence has occurred in that particular year. The X indicates that no offence occurred and the Parliamentarian is compliant.
Assessed under the then Parliament (Integrity of Members) Act, 1973. Repealed as of February 22, 2018
Based on the Integrity Commission's interpretation of "Part VII Privilege and Confidentiality", Clause 56 of the Integrity Commission Act, 2017, the Annual Reports of the Integrity Commission no longer name nor identify any Parliamentarian that commits an offence (a breach) of the Act, neither will it name nor identify any Parliamentarian that is being further investigated or prosecuted for the offence(s) committed.
Assessed under the Integrity Commissions Act, 2017
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