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A decision made 7 June 2010 regarding: Jersey Heritage Trust - Service level agreement and funding requirements.

Decision Reference: MD – ESC – 2010 - 0010
Decision Summary Title):	Jersey Heritage Trust Proposition		Date of Decision Summary:	28 June 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Rod McLoughlin		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Jersey Heritage Trust		Date of Written Report:	7 June 2010
Written Report Author:	Rod McLoughlin		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Lodging of Proposition: Jersey Heritage Trust – Service Level Agreement and Funding Requirements
Decision(s): The Minister instructed that the above report and proposition should be lodged for debate by the States of Jersey
Reason(s) for Decision: Following the recommendation of the Comptroller and Auditor General that the States of Jersey should determine the level of Jersey Heritage Trust activity it wished to support, and in the absence of confirmation of additional funding for Jersey Heritage Trust, the Minister noted that it would be necessary to secure States’ approval for a level of service to be provided by the Trust in return for an agreed level of funding.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications of the decision. The implications of the proposition are set out therein.
Action required: The Minister instructed that the proposition should be transmitted formally to the States Greffe.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
Date Signed: 29 June 2010		Date of Decision: 7 June 2010