Piquet House, Royal Square, St. Helier: Use for Family Courts

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A decision made 27 March 2018:

Decision Reference: MD-PH-2018-0035
Decision Summary Title :	Piquet House, Royal Square, St Helier – Proposal for Family Courts Use	Date of Decision Summary:	23 July 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Principal Property Manager	Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written	Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Piquet House, Royal Square, St Helier – Proposal for Family Courts Use	Date of Written Report:	23 July 2018
Written Report Author:	Principal Property Manager	Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt: QE Article 33(b) and QE Article 34(b) SD1: Public SDs 2/3/4: Exempt: QE Article 33(b) and QE Article 34(b)
Subject: Piquet House, Royal Square, St Helier – Proposal for Family Courts Use PBA 1404-01-001
Decision(s): The Minister agreed, as recommended by Jersey Property Holdings, for the Bailiff’s Office to be supported in making a capital bid to the Treasury for adapting Piquet House for use as Family Courts, along with an arrangement for annual funding to cover the maintenance of the building.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Bailiff’s Office has applied to use Piquet House as the Family Courts, and it is necessary to determine whether capital and revenue funding will be realised for the project.
Resource Implications: The financial implications of this decision are detailed in the accompanying report. There are no manpower implications in respect of this decision.
Action required: The Director of Jersey Property Holdings to communicate this decision to the Bailiff’s Office and liaise with the Bailiff’s Secretary regarding the funding application to the Treasury.
Signature:		Position: Deputy K Lewis Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):