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A decision made 9 December 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2011-0153
Decision Summary Title:	Response to the Scrutiny Review into Lime Grove House: Failure to complete transaction		Date of Decision Summary:	8th December 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Ministerial Response: S.R.12/2011		Date of Written Report:	8th December 2011
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Scrutiny review into Lime Grove House: Failure to complete transaction - response from the Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to present to the States his response to the review undertaken by the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel of Lime Grove House: Failure to complete transaction.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel undertook a review of Lime Grove House: Failure to complete transaction. A commentary in response is found in the attached Written Report.
Resource Implications: None.
Action required: Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange for the Minister’s response to the Scrutiny review of Lime Grove House: Failure to complete transaction to be presented to the States at the earliest opportunity. Business Manager to arrange for a copy to be sent to Chairman of the Scrutiny Panel.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Lime Grove House - Scrutiny Review of Failure to Complete Transaction: Response of the Minister for Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Response: S.R.12/2011 Ministerial Response required by 27th December 2011

Review title: Lime Grove House: Failure to complete transaction

Scrutiny Panel: Corporate Services

Introduction

Findings

Comments

Recommendations

	Recommendations	Comments
1	As a direct result of the analysis of the evidence put before the Sub-Panel, it became obvious that there were serious concerns that impacted far beyond the Sub-Panel’s remit. It became apparent that some of the issues impacted on the integrity of the States and, as a result, it was decided that all evidence be presented to the Comptroller and Auditor General for investigation and comment.	The Minister welcomes the involvement of the Comptroller and Auditor General and recognises that a number of matters which arose during the course of the Sub-Panel’s review extended beyond its remit. The Minister has already provided a significant volume of information to the Comptroller and Auditor General and looks forward to his assessment of what was a complex matter.

Conclusion

The Minister accepts the Panel’s recommendation although he disagrees that the integrity of the States was affected by the Lime Grove House course of events.