Lodging House Charges Increase: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made on 18 October 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-H-2017-0011
Decision Summary Title:	Increase in Lodging House charges		Date of Decision Summary:	16th October 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Housing Control Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report:	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title:	n/a		Date of Written Report:	n/a
Written Report Author:	n/a		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	n/a
Subject: Proposed increase in Lodging House registration charges from 1st December 2017
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to instruct the Law Draftsman to make the Lodging Houses (General Provisions) (Amendment No. 22) (Jersey) Order 2017 to bring about an increase in Lodging House registration charges, in pursuance of Articles 5 and 19 of the Lodging Houses (Registration) (Jersey) Law 1962.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Order will increase the fee payable on an application to register or renew the registration of a lodging house. From 1 December 2017, when the Order will come into force, the fee will be £14.35 multiplied by the maximum number of persons proposed to be lodged, except in the case of children under the age of 5, where the fee does not apply. The Minister noted that the fee was last increased on 1 December 2016, when the fee was set at £14.00. The fee of £14.35 represents a 2.5% increase on last year’s fee, which is in line with approved States charging policy and will maintain the costs of administering the legislation.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications arising from this Ministerial Decision.
Action required: The Law Draftsman to be instructed to make the Lodging Houses (General Provisions) (Amendment No. 22) (Jersey) Order 2017 for signing by the Minister for Housing
Signature:		Position: Deputy Anne Pryke Minister for Housing
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):