Historic Child Abuse: Committee of Inquiry: Directions of the Minister for Treasury and Resources

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A decision made 18 November 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2013-0103
Decision Summary Title:	Committee of Inquiry: Historical Child Abuse – T&R Minister’s Directions		Date of Decision Summary:	15 November 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Project Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Committee of Inquiry: Historical Child Abuse – T&R Minister’s Directions		Date of Written Report:	15 November 2013
Written Report Author:	Business Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Report on the Minister for Treasury and Resources Directions on the Committee of Inquiry into Historical Child Abuse.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the report detailing his directions under Standing Order 150 on the Committee of Inquiry into Historical Child Abuse and requested that it be presented to the States.
Reason(s) for Decision: Under Standing Order 150 the Minister for Treasury and Resources is required to give directions as to:- (a) The remuneration (if any) of a member of a committee of inquiry; (b) The expenses that a committee of inquiry may incur; and (c) How such remuneration and expenses are to be funded.
Resource Implications: The estimated cost of £6,000,000 for the Inquiry will be funded from Central Contingency allocation.
Action required: Business Manager to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the attached Report on Committee of Inquiry into Historical Child Abuse to be presented to the States at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Historic Child Abuse: Committee of Inquiry: Directions of the Minister for Treasury and Resources

Committee of Inquiry: Historical Child Abuse (P.118/2012)

The Minister for Treasury and Resources may, under Standing Order 150 give directions as to:-

(a) The remuneration (if any) of a member of a committee of inquiry;

(b) the expenses that a committee of inquiry may incur; and

The Minister for Treasury and Resources, on 4th March 2013 presented to the States his comments on P.118/2012. These identified an estimated cost of £6 million for the Inquiry which was to be funded from the Central Contingency.

Now that the Chairman and Panel have been appointed and their approach to the conduct of the Inquiry has been confirmed, the Minister for Treasury and Resources confirms that the sum to be made available for the Inquiry and the source of that funding are as set out in those comments onP.118/2012.

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