Island Plan Review: Amendment 9(e) (P.37/2014): Comments of the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture

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A decision made 18 June 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2014-0015
Decision Summary Title):	Island Plan Review Amendment 9(e) - Comments		Date of Decision Summary:	16 June 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Cultural Development Officer, Department for Education, Sport & Culture		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Comments on the Island Plan Review Amendment 9(e) (P.37/2014)		Date of Written Report:	16 June 2014
Written Report Author:	Minister for Education, Sport and Culture		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Island Plan Review Amendment 9(e) - Comments
Decision(s): The Minister instructed that Draft Comments on Amendment 9(e) to the Island Plan Review should be sent to the States Greffe for publication.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister wished to support the aims of the percentage for art policy as set out in Supplementary Planning Guidance and endorsed strongly in the States Cultural Strategy. He noted that the proposed Amendment 9(e) to the Island Plan would have the effect of weakening the policy and wished to lodge comments setting out the reasons for his opposition to the Amendment.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications arising from this decision.
Action required: The Minister instructed that the Draft Comments should be sent to the States Greffe for publication.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: