Rue du Maupertuis: St. Clement: Road and Foul Sewer Collapse: Ex-gratia settlement from Insurance Deductable Fund to Transport and Technical Services for onward payments to Parish of St. Clement

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A decision made 17 February 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2014-0006
Decision Summary Title:	Rue du Maupertuis road and foul sewer collapse - Ex-gratia settlement of an uninsured event	Date of Decision Summary:		12th February 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Treasurer of the States	Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written	Person Giving Oral Report:		N/A
Written Report Title:	Rue du Maupertuis road and foul sewer collapse - Ex-gratia settlement of an uninsured event	Date of Written Report:		12th February 2014
Written Report Author:	Senior Management Insurance Accountant	Written Report : Public or Exempt?		Public
Subject: Ex-gratia settlement from the Insurance Deductible Fund (IDF) to the Transport and Technical Services Department (TTS) for costs resulting from the Rue du Maupertuis road and foul sewer collapse.
Decision(s): The Minister authorised the Treasurer of the States to make available a maximum sum of £390,000 from the IDF to allow an ex-gratia settlement of costs resulting from the Rue du Maupertuis road and foul sewer collapse. This will be via a cash transfer to TTS who will make onward payments to the Parish of St Clement. This ex-gratia payment is one of good will and is not intended to create a precedent, nor is it an admission of liability. The funds will be released by way of Treasurer’s Decision/s to TTS when invoices of actual expenditure are submitted to Treasury and Resources.
Reason(s) for Decision: Due to exceptional circumstances the Minister for Treasury and Resources authorises the Treasurer to make available from the IDF a maximum sum of £390,000 to allow an ex-gratia settlement of costs resulting from the Rue du Maupertuis road and foul sewer collapse.
Resource Implications: The IDF has accrued the maximum expenditure of £390,000 in 2013, when the decision to make this payment was made. TTS will have recognised some expenditure in 2013, which will be offset in 2014, once the ex-gratia payment is processed. £90,000 of this amount will be forwarded to the Parish of St Clement to cover their costs. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2013.
Action required: Business Manager to inform the Senior Management Insurance Accountant and the TTS Finance Manager that this decision has been approved.
Signature:			Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:			Date of Decision: