Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman: Memorandum of Understanding

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A decision made on 14 December 2018

Decision Reference: MD-E-2018-0049
Decision Summary Title :	Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman – Memorandum of Understanding		Date of Decision Summary:	7th December 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman – Memorandum of Understanding between the Committee for Economic Development, Guernsey and the Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture		Date of Written Report:	7th December 2018
Written Report Author:	Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman – Memorandum of Understanding between the Committee for Economic Development, Guernsey and the Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture
Decision(s): The Minister approved and signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the Committee for Economic Development.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Memorandum of Understanding sets out the arrangement between the Parties under Article 6(1) of the Financial Services Ombudsman (Jersey) Law 2014 and section 6(1) of the Guernsey Law.
Resource Implications: There are no finance or manpower implications arising from this decision.
Action required: The Director is requested to forward the Memorandum of Understanding to the Committee for Economic Development in Guernsey for signing by the President.
Signature: Senator L J Farnham		Position: Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)