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Privileges and Procedures Committee - 02 February

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PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE (41st Meeting)

(Business conducted by electronic mail)

2nd February 2022

PART A (Non-Exempt)

All members were present.

Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier , Chair Senator T.A. Vallois, Vice-Chair Connétable A.S. Crowcroft of St. Helier Connétable K. Shenton-Stone of St. Martin Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier

Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat of St. Helier Deputy G.C.U. Guida of St. Lawrence

In attendance -

L.M. Hart , Deputy Greffier of the States

K. Boydens , Principal Committee and Panel Officer

Note:  The Minutes of this meeting comprise Part A only.

Draft Public  A1. The Committee, with reference to Minute No. B6 of its meeting of 24th January Elections  2022, received and considered a draft Proposition entitled Draft Public Elections (Donations to  (Donations to Political Parties - Threshold Amount) (Jersey) Regulations 202-'. The Political  Committee  recalled  that  it  was  required  to  determine  the  threshold  amount  of  a Parties -  reportable donation' to a political party and to specify the amount in Regulations for Threshold  States Assembly approval.

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(Jersey)  The Committee had previously agreed that the matter should be referred to the Jersey Regulations  Electoral Authority (JEA). The JEA had discussed the threshold amount during its 202- Approval  meeting on 26th January 2022 and determined that it should be set at £500 and that any for lodging  donations under this amount would not be regarded as reportable'. The Committee also

noted that it would be an offence to attempt to evade the controls on donations, for instance, by donating more than £500 via multiple small payments.

The Committee approved the Proposition and requested the Principal Committee and Panel Officer to make the necessary arrangements for it to be lodged au Greffe' as soon as practicable.