States Grants: Accounts of Organisations that have received grant in excess of £75,000

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A decision made 7 April 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2015-0040
Decision Summary Title:	Presentation to the States of the Accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 in 2013		Date of Decision Summary:	23 March 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Presentation to the States of the Accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 in 2013		Date of Written Report:	23 March 2015
Written Report Author:	Financial Accountant		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Presentation to the States of the Accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 from the States of Jersey in 2013 unless grounds for exemption have been approved in accordance with Financial Direction 5.5 ‘Management of Grants’.
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources decided to present to the States the Accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 in 2013 except where an exemption has been granted in accordance with Financial Direction 5.5 ‘Management of Grants’.
Reason(s) for decision: During the 2009 Annual Business Plan debate (P.117/2009), Amendment No. 4 was adopted (as amended). P.117/2009: Amd (4), Paragraph 2 section (i) (as amended) stated that: ‘All organisations receiving grants from the States submit their accounts to be published as a report to the States; subject to a de minimis limit…except where to do so would breach confidentiality agreements, Codes of Practice or legislation such as Data Protection legislation’. N.B. The de minimis limit originally set has since been changed following discussions between the proposer and the Treasury and Resources Department.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications as a result of this decision.
Action required: The Greffier of the States is requested to present the attached report to the States and to hold electronic and hard copies of the Accounts at the States Greffe for distribution upon request.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: