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Channel Islands Lottery: Profits - 2011 Allocation

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A decision made 12 January 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2012-0004

Decision Summary Title :

Allocation of Jersey portion of the 2011 Channel Islands Lottery Profits

Date of Decision Summary:

10 January 2012

Decision Summary Author:

 

Strategy Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or 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 :

Allocation of Jersey portion of the 2011 Channel Islands Lottery Profits

Date of Written Report:

10 January 2012

Written Report Author:

Strategy Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:

Allocation of 2011 Lottery Profits.

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the Report and Proposition awarding 90% of the Channel Islands Lottery Jersey profits for 2011 to the Association of Jersey Charities with the remaining 10% of these profits being transferred to the Lottery Accumulated Fund for the future benefit of the Association. Report and Proposition to be lodged au Greffe for States debate on the 6th March 2012.

Reason(s) for Decision:

The Minister is required by Regulation to ask the States how to dispose to dispose of unallocated lottery profits.

Resource Implications:

90% of the Jersey profits from the Channel Islands Lottery will be transferred to the Association, with 10% retained within the Accumulated Fund. There are no manpower implications.

Action required:

Strategy Manager to forward the Report and Proposition to the States Greffe with a request that it be lodged au Greffe for States debate on the 6th March 2012.

Signature:

 

Senator AJH Maclean

Position:

Minister for Economic Development

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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Development Brief: St. Martin's School - Draft for Consultation

STATES OF JERSEY

 

CHANNEL ISLANDS LOTTERY:

ALLOCATION OF PROFITS FOR 2011

 

Lodged au Greffe on xx January 2011 by the Minister for Economic Development

 

 

 

Proposition

 

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion –

 

To agree, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 4(5) of the Gambling (Channel Islands Lottery) (Jersey) Regulations 1975, that all monies standing to the credit of the Channel Islands Lottery (Jersey) Fund which have not already been set aside by the Minister (representing 90% of the total Jersey portion of the profits of the Channel Islands Lottery from 2011) should be paid to the Association of Jersey Charities for the benefit of the community and the charitable needs of the Island.

 

 

MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPORT

 

 

The decision making process for allocating funds from the Channel Islands Lottery is that the Minister has responsibility for establishing a reserve, but the States is responsible for the distribution of remaining funds that constitute the lottery’s ‘profit’. Accordingly the Minister for Economic Development, pursuant to his powers under Regulation 4(5) of the Gambling (Channel Islands Lottery) (Jersey) Regulations 1975 and in consultation with the Association of Jersey Charities, has agreed to set aside as a reserve, 10% of the Jersey surplus for 2011.

 

The remaining 90% profit, according to the provisions of that Regulation shall be applied in such manner and for such purposes of public benefit as the States shall from time to time by Act direct. It is the Minister’s recommendation to the States that these funds be granted to the Association of Jersey Charities. This recommendation follows that agreed by the States in 2009 for the profits of 2009 and 2010.

 

The Association now represents over 250 member charities and undertakes a valuable function by considering and allocating funding to the best prepared and worthy projects put forward by its members. In doing so, the Association continues to fulfil a vital social need.

 

The proposed transfer of 10% of the Jersey profits from 2011 to the Accumulated Fund is to maintain a contingency for the Association of Jersey Charities should sales of the Channel Islands Lottery decline or the States decide to distribute profits more widely. Scratch card sales for 2010 showed a decline over the previous year, with Jersey sales showing a 5.3% downward turn. The Christmas Draw however, continues to attract significant public interest and support and 2010 saw the best result in the Lottery’s history, with the top prize reaching £750,000. This represented an increase of 180,000 (14.5%) on Jersey sales over the previous year.

 

During 2011 work commenced on modernising and improving the Channel Islands Lottery in Jersey with the introduction of electronic terminals to dispense tickets and improvements to the design and playability of paper scratch cards. This process of modernisation will continue through 2012.

 

 

Financial and manpower implications

 

There are no other financial or manpower implications for the States arising from this proposition.

 

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