Channel Islands Lottery: Allocation of proceeds from 2018

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A decision made on 20 September 2019

Decision Reference: MD-E-2019-0047
Decision Summary Title :	Allocation of £1,000,000 from the Jersey portion of the 2018 Channel Islands Lottery proceeds		Date of Decision Summary:	14th September 2019
Decision Summary Author:	Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Allocation of £1,000,000 from the Jersey portion of the 2018 Channel Islands Lottery proceeds		Date of Written Report:	14th September 2019
Written Report Author:	Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Allocation of £1,000,000 from the Jersey portion of the 2018 Channel Islands Lottery proceeds
Decision(s): The Minister approved and agreed to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the appended Report & Proposition proposing the allocation of £1,000,000 from the Jersey portion of the Channel Islands Lottery proceeds from 2018.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister is required by Regulation 4(5) of the Gambling (Channel Islands Lottery)(Jersey) Regulations 1975 to ask for States approval to distribute unallocated lottery proceeds.
Resource Implications: Subject to States’ approval, £1,000,000 of the Jersey proceeds (£2,145,526) from the Channel Islands Lottery in 2018 will be transferred to the Association of Jersey Charities.
Action required: The Director to forward the Report & Proposition to the States Greffe. The Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for debate by the States at the earliest opportunity.
Signature: Senator L J Farnham		Position: Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)