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Putting Jersey businesses first (P.56/2020): second amendment (P.56/2020 Amd.(2)) - amendment [P.56-2020Amd(2)Amd]

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STATES OF JERSEY

PUTTING JERSEY BUSINESSES FIRST (P.56/2020): SECOND AMENDMENT (P.56/2020 AMD.(2)) – AMENDMENT

Lodged au Greffe on 12th June 2020 by Deputy K.F. Morel of St. Lawrence

STATES GREFFE

2020  P.56 Amd.(2)Amd.

PUTTING JERSEY BUSINESSES FIRST (P.56/2020): SECOND AMENDMENT (P.56/2020 AMD.(2)) – AMENDMENT

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PAGE 2, PART 2 –

For the words "internal" substitute the words "States of Jersey".

DEPUTY K.F. MOREL OF ST. LAWRENCE

Note:  After this amendment, the proposition would read as follows –

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion

  1. that the States of Jersey will continue to support the Island's social and economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis by seeking to maximise the amount of goods and services that the States of Jersey procures from on-Island suppliers where it is legal and practical to do so;
  2. to request the Minister for Treasury and Resources to ensure that States  of  Jersey procurement  processes  and  guidelines  include positive  weighting,  within  a  balanced  assessment,  of  the contribution of the economic, social and environmental benefits to Jersey, in particular on-Island employment. This reflects the need at this  particular time  to stimulate  and recover Jersey's  economy, (subject  to  exemptions  for  specialist  services  that  can  only  be purchased from off-Island suppliers, legal restrictions and meeting minimum acceptable quality and other thresholds);
  3. to request the Minister for Treasury and Resources to present a report by the 31st August 2020 setting out the amended procurement policies and evaluation criteria, with further and future amendments published on the  gov.je website in accordance  with our Public Finances Manual processes;
  4. to request the Minister for Treasury and Resources to present an annual  procurement  report  to  the  States  Assembly  detailing expenditure by the States of Jersey of the top 100 Suppliers by value across  goods  and  services,  identifying  those  with  an  on-island presence, from off-Island suppliers, with the first such report to be published no later than 31st March 2021, in order to provide a full 12 calendar month view;
  5. to request the Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture to commit to develop supply-use tables for Jersey as part of  the  evidence  base  building  phase  of  the  Future  Economy Programme.

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REPORT

This amendment has been made solely to ensure clarity as to the intentions of the proposition.

The amendment to Part 2 (relating to Paragraph (b) of the main proposition) is designed to ensure there is no ambiguity in meaning and does so by replacing the word "internal", which is not well-defined, with a clear reference to the "States of Jersey", which is an entity that includes the "Government of Jersey".

Financial and manpower implications

There  are  no  financial  and  manpower  implications  arising  from  adoption  of  this amendment.

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