Visitor Attractions and Events Scheme

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A decision made on 24 December 2020

Decision Reference: MD-E-2021-0001
Decision Summary Title	Visitor Attractions and Events Scheme	Date of Decision Summary	16 December 2020
Decision Summary author	Private Secretary	Decision Summary: Public or exempt?	Public
Written Report title	Visitor Attractions and Events Scheme Guidance Notes	Date of Written Report	23 December 2020
Written Report author	Director - Economy	Written Report: Public or exempt?	Public
Subject: Approval of guidelines for the Visitor Attractions and Events Scheme.
Decision: The Minister decided to approve the guidelines for the Visitor Attractions and Events Scheme as set out in the attached report and requested that they be published online as soon as possible.
Reasons for Decision: A new financial support scheme has been created to assist larger attractions and events businesses. The scheme seeks to preserve key infrastructure of the visitor economy where these businesses have suffered more than 50% detriment to their normal trading position as a result of public health measures introduced by the Government of Jersey in response to the COVID 19 epidemic. The decision followed consideration of the scheme by the Council of Ministers on 16 October 2020.
Resource Implications: Officers will be required to administer the scheme between December 2020 and April 2021 and to audit the scheme both during the lifetime of the scheme and subsequently to assure compliance with its terms. A budget of £1.5 million will be allocated to the scheme for 2020 from within existing departmental budgets and funding for 2021 will be made available through the Government Plan 2021-2024.
Action required: Officers are directed to publish the guidelines on the Government website and implement the scheme as soon as possible.
Signature: Senator Lyndon Farnham		Position: Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture
Date signed:		Date of Decision (If different)