Funding for events organised by International Culture Centre (FOI)

​Request 687016808

1. Please publish the total cost spend for the community events organised by International Culture Centre in 2023.

2. Can you breakdown the funding each community in Jersey received to celebrate the following during 2023?

• Lunar New year and Chinese celebrations
• Diwali 
• African community events and celebrations
• Romanian Great Union Day
• Polish Community 
• Jewish Community
• Ukraine Day
• Bastille Day
• Corn Riots
  
• St Patrick’s Day
• St David’s Day
• St George' Day
• Liberation Day
• World of Folktales and Legends book

3. Who approved the spending for these events organised by International Culture Centre?

4. What structure or process was followed for the awarding of each community grant during 2023?

5. What was the criteria used to decide whether an application for community event funding was approved or denied?

6. Please provide evidence that the obligations under the Public Finances Manual were followed for the awarding of these aforementioned community event grants?

7. Was a costs’ breakdown of how the grants were spent for each event submitted to the Jersey International Culture Centre and/or the Government of Jersey after the event?

8. Was any of the monies awarded spent on alcohol at the community events? If so, how much?

9. Did any of the events go over budget during 2023?

10. What Minister(s) was/were responsible for the International Culture Centre during 2023 when these grants were approved?

Response

1. The total cost spend for the community events organised by International Culture Centre in 2023 was £19,230.

2. Funding for the identified community celebrations, and authorisation, was as follows-

• Lunar New year and Chinese celebrations

No record of expenditure (noting that these celebrations fell outside of the period during which the ICC was actively providing grants)  

• Diwali 
  

£2,003 - Approved by ICC Steering Group

• African community events and celebrations (Africa Awareness week)

£10,000 – Approved for event prior to formation of Steering Group in agreement with Chair

• Romanian Great Union Day

£5,427 - Approved by ICC Steering Group

• Polish Community 

No record of expenditure

• Jewish Community

No record of expenditure

• Ukraine Day

£3,000 - Approved by ICC Steering Group

• Bastille Day

£6,500 - Approved by ICC Steering Group

• Corn Riots

£2,000 - Approved by ICC Steering Group

• St Patrick’s Day

No record of expenditure

• St David’s Day

No record of expenditure

• St George' Day
  

No record of expenditure

• Liberation Day

No record of expenditure

In addition, £300 was spent supporting Eid Al-Adha celebrations.

£6,000 was spent on the World of Folktales and Legends book in 2023.

3. The process for the awarding these community grants began with grant applications being received by the ICC Project Team, who then assessed them against related criteria.

4. Following assessment, applications were passed for further consideration and approval if appropriate by the ICC Steering Group, or on a few occasions by the Steering Group Chair due to time constraints.

5. The criteria were that applicants had to demonstrate that their event or activity sufficiently supported one of the following ICC Goals-

• Goal 1: Providing advice, support, and information to those from other places or cultural backgrounds originating outside Jersey. 
• Goal 2: Encouraging Islanders from all backgrounds to come together and celebrate their unique identities. 
• Goal 3: Sharing and celebrating Jersey's rich history, culture, and customs. 
• Goal 4: Growing in our understanding of barriers to equality, integration, and social cohesion and developing initiatives to overcome them. 

6. No specific record of PFM compliance is held.

7. The ICC Project Team reported activity on a monthly basis to the ICC Steering Group.

8. Grant funding was used to support receptions for Ukrainian Day and Romanian Great Union Day, so it is reasonable to assume that some funds were spent on alcohol but there is no specific record of the value. 

9. No

10. The Minister for Children & Education​