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Office of the Financial Services Ombudsman (OFSO): 2014 Report and Accounts

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A decision made 18 May 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2015-0040

Decision Summary Title :

Office of the Financial Services Ombudsman (OFSO): 2014 Report and Accounts

Date of Decision Summary:

07 May 2015

Decision Summary Author:

 

Assistant Director

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Office of the Financial Services Ombudsman (OFSO): 2014 Report and Accounts

Date of Written Report:

07 May 2015

Written Report Author:

Assistant Director

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

Office of the Financial Services Ombudsman (OFSO): 2014 Report and Accounts.

Decision(s):

The Minister received the Report and Accounts for 2014 and agreed that they should be presented to the States at the earliest opportunity.

Reason(s) for Decision:

Paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Financial Services Ombudsman (Jersey) Law 2014 requires that OFSO submits to the Minister for Economic Development, not later than four months after the end of each financial year, accounts for that financial year and a report on its operations during that year; and that the Minister must lay a copy of the accounts and report prepared by the OFSO before the States not later than 2 months after receiving them from the OFSO.

Resource Implications:

There are no financial or manpower implications for the States.

Action required:

Assistant Director to forward the Report and Accounts to the States Greffe with a request that they be presented as soon as practicable.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Economic Development

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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