Presentation of 2014 Accounts of Grant Receiving Organisations

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A decision made on 22 February 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2016-0016
Decision Summary Title:	Presentation to the States of the Accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 in 2014		Date of Decision Summary:	15th February 2016
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 2014		Date of Written Report:	15th February 2016
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 2014 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 2014 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:

Presentation of 2014 Accounts of Grant Receiving Organisations

Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

Presentation to the States of THE Accounts of Organisations that Received a Grant of Over £75,000 IN 2014

1. Purpose of Report

To present to the States the accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 from the States of Jersey in 2014.

2. Background

The accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 from the States of Jersey in 2014 that are available for publication as a report to the States are listed in Appendix A. Further details on these and other significant grants are shown in Note 9.12 ‘Grants’ to the States of Jersey 2014 Financial Report and Accounts.

3. Recommendation

It is recommended that the Minister request the Greffier of the States to present to the States the accounts of organisations listed in Appendix A that received a grant of over £75,000 from the States of Jersey in 2014.

4. Reason 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.

Report author : Financial Accountant – Financial Accounting and Control	Document date : 15th February 2015
Quality Assurance / Review : Head of Decision Support Performance	File name and path: L:\Treasury\Sections\Corporate Finance\Ministerial Decisions\DS, WR and SD\2016-0016 - 2014 Accounts of Grant Receiving Organisations
MD sponsor : Treasurer of the States

Appendix A – Accounts available for presentation to the States

Grants over £75,000

Notes:

The Jersey Overseas Aid Commission is included in the States Accounts, and publish an Annual Report to the States Assembly.
Organisation received more than one grant from the States of Jersey.
Accounts of the 2015 Island Games Organising Committee and Branchage are both currently being audited. Accounts will be published in due course.
Unaudited.
The Jersey Royal Company has claimed an exemption due to commercial sensitivity of their accounts and therefore 2014 Accounts will not be made available.
Due to the timing of the grant received, St John Centre Limited are presenting the grant in the 31 December 2015 year end accounts. These are not yet available, and are not due until June 2016.
Income and expenditure account only.