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Education (Discretionary Grants- Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Jersey) Order 2015

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A decision made 25 August 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2015-0015

Decision Summary Title :

Education (Discretionary Grants – Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Jersey) Order 2015

Date of Decision Summary:

20.8.15

Decision Summary Author:

 

Jeremy Harris,

Assistant Director, Policy and Strategy

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Oral

Person Giving

Oral Report:

Christine Walwyn,

Finance Director

Written Report

Title :

Education (Discretionary Grants – Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Jersey) Order 2015

Date of Written Report:

n/a

Written Report Author:

n/a

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Education (Discretionary Grants – Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Jersey) Order 2015

Decision(s):

The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture made an Order, entitled the Education (Discretionary Grants – Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 7) (Jersey) Order 2015.

 

The effect of this Order is to cap the amount of course fees considered for a grant at £9,000, from the academic year starting in September 2015. The cap does not apply to course fees for clinical years of medical and related courses. However, at an institution where the course fees for non-clinical years of such a course are above £9,000 (and so are subject to this cap), the Minister may also limit the amount taken into account (above £9,000) for the clinical years of that course, if the result would otherwise be disproportionate in relation to any other course.

 

The Order will come into effect on 1st September 2015.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

It is necessary to place a cap on the amount of course fees in order that the Department may continue to provide financial support to students in higher education whilst at the same time operating within the existing budget for higher education. It is recognized that the cost of medical and related courses is much higher than other courses of higher education, and additional financial support will continue to be provided in these cases where appropriate.

 

Resource Implications:

There are no additional resource implications, as the changes can be met from the existing budget.

Action required:

Assistant Director, Policy and Strategy, to notify the Publications Editor at the States Greffe that the Order has been made and to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the making of the Order to be notified to the States

Signature:

 

 

Deputy Rod Bryans

Position:

Minister for Education, Sport and Culture

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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