States Housing: Arrangements for New Tenants (Carpet and Flooring) (P.19/2014): Report of the Minister for Housing (R.33/2014)

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A decision made 17 March 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-C-2014-0056
Decision Summary Title :	Report of the Minister for Housing on Deputy Tadier’s Proposition; States Housing - arrangements for States Tenants (P.19/2014)		Date of Decision Summary:	17 March 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Policy Principal – SHU, Chief Minister’s Department		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (If exempt, state clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Report of the Minister for Housing on Deputy Tadier’s Proposition; States Housing - arrangements for States Tenants (P.19/2014)		Date of Written Report:	14 March 2014
Written Report Author:	Policy Principal – SHU, Chief Minister’s Department		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (If exempt, state clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Report of the Minister for Housing on Deputy Tadier’s Proposition entitled: States Housing -arrangements for States Tenants (P.19/2014)
Decision(s): The Minister approved the Report on Deputy Tadier’s proposition and agreed that it should be presented to the States as an ‘R’ on 18 March 2014
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister was asked in the proposition of Deputy M Tadier of St Brelade to review the Housing Department’s policy and practice regarding requiring new tenants to provide their own carpets and flooring when moving into a States property. Accordingly, the Minister had completed his review ahead of the debate on the proposition and instructed that it should be presented to the States Assembly in the “R Series”.
Resource Implications: The Report spells out the resource implications in detail.
Action required: The Policy Principal to forward the Report to the States Greffe and Publications Editor with a request that it be presented to the States on 18 March 2014.
Signature: Deputy A Green MBE		Position: Minister for Housing
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):