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Grants: Accounts of Organisations Receiving over £75,000 in 2018

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A decision made on 4 October 2019

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2019-0093

Decision Summary Title:

Presentation to the States of the Accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 in 2018

Date of Decision Summary:

2nd October 2019

Decision Summary Author:

Finance Officer

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 2019

Date of Written Report:

2nd October 2019

Written Report Author:

Finance Officer

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 2018 unless grounds for exemption have been approved in accordance with Financial Direction 5.5 ‘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 2018 except where an exemption has been granted in accordance with Financial Direction 5.5 ‘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 (then) 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: Deputy S J Pinel, Minister for Treasury and Resources

 

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision:  

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