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Charities (Jersey) Law: Draft: Scrutiny Corporate Services Panel Review: Response of the Chief Minister (S.R. 7/2014)

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A decision made 1 August 2014:

Decision Reference:  MD-C-2014-0138

Decision Summary Title:

Review of the Draft Charities (Jersey) Law (S.R.7 /2014): Response of the Chief Minister

Date of Decision Summary:

1st August 2014

Decision Summary Author:

 

Assistant Director, Social Policy

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Review of the Draft Charities (Jersey) Law (S.R.7 /2014): Response of the Chief Minister

Date of Written Report:

1st August 2014

Written Report Author:

Assistant Director, Social Policy

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

Review of the Draft Charities (Jersey) Law (S.R.7 /2014): Response of the Chief Minister.

Decision(s):

The Chief Minister has formally responded to the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel Review of the Draft Charities (Jersey) Law (S.R.7 /2014) and wishes that response be presented to the States as an ‘R’ at the earliest opportunity.

Reason(s) for Decision:

Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel undertook a Review of the Draft Charities (Jersey) Law (S.R.7 /2014) which was laid before the States in July 2014.

In accordance with Scrutiny procedures the Chief Minister must formally respond to that Review and lay his response before the States before 22 August 2014.

Resource Implications:

There are no resource implications.

Action required:

Forward the Response to the States Greffe and Publications Editor with a request that it be presented to the States as soon as practicable.

Signature: 

 

 

 

 

Position: 

 

Chief Minister

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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