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Public Records (Jersey) Law 2002: Annual Report of Archivist

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A decision made 30 September 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2013-0015

Decision Summary Title :

Public Records (Jersey) Law:

Annual Report of Archivist

Date of Decision Summary:

12th September 2013

Decision Summary Author:

 

Jeremy Harris,

Head of Policy and Strategy

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

Jeremy Harris

Written Report

Title :

2012 Annual Report of the Archivist under the Public Records Law

Date of Written Report:

May 2013

Written Report Author:

Linda Romeril,

Archives and Collections Director

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:  Report of the Archivist under the Public Records (Jersey) Law 2002

Decision(s):  The Minister noted the report of the Archivist under the Public Records (Jersey) Law 2002 and directed that it should be published in pursuance of Article 45 (1) of the Law.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:  There is a statutory requirement for the Archivist to publish an annual report to the States under the above Law.

 

Resource Implications:  There are no resource implications.

 

Action required:  The report of the Archivist is to be submitted to the States Greffe for publication and the Greffier of the States requested to arrange for it to be presented to the States for their information.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

Minister for Education, Sport and Culture

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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