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Freedom for Life Ministries: Grant from Home Affairs

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A decision made 12 December 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2013-0070

Decision Summary Title :

One-off grant to the Freedom for Life Ministries

Date of Decision Summary:

19 November 2013

Decision Summary Author:

 

Executive Officer

Home Affairs

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Freedom for Life Ministries’ resettlement programme

Date of Written Report:

October 2013

Written Report Author:

Executive Officer

Community Safety and Criminal Justice

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Exempt

3.2.1(a)(xii)

Subject: One-off grant from Home Affairs to the Freedom for Life Ministries.

 

Decision(s):  The Minister approved the making of a one-off grant in the sum of £20,000 to the Freedom for Life Ministries. 

 

Reason(s) for Decision: Part of the role of the Freedom for Life Ministries is to work with prisoners during their sentence and also as they prepare to be released from prison.  This work links to the outcomes for the Building a Safer Society Strategy and the States’ priorities to get people into work; house our community and promote family and community values.

 

Resource Implications: This one-off grant will be funded from within the Home Affairs Department budget.

 

Action required:  The Home Affairs Department to arrange for payment of the one-off grant to the Freedom for Life Ministries.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Home Affairs

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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