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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2013
Question
Will the Minister advise members of -
- the commencement date for the Danwood Managed Print Contract and the date at which it will end;
- details of any break clauses;
- details of what will happen if Danwood or Sharp are unable to continue with the contract due to company failure;
- the States liability under the contract, if any, with SG Finance?
Will the Minister agree to release the part of the BDO Report that was redacted relating to the Standstill Clauses?
Answer
In the absence of express permission of third parties, it is not possible to respond in detail to sub questions b), c) and d) without the risk of compromising commercial confidentiality and/or exposing the States of Jersey to potential legal liability.
An Internal Audit Report was distributed in confidence to States Members on 22nd October 2013 which provides detail on the points raised.
If the Deputy requires further clarification on elements of the content of the above report, he is most welcome to attend a full briefing by officers within the Treasury and Resources Department.
- The Contract commenced on 1st September 2011 and ends on 31st August 2019.
- and c) The Contract contains standard termination provisions in relation to service level default, insolvency and change of control (clauses 25 and 27 of the contract). A fuller explanation can be provided in briefing.
d) The Contract contains payment obligations. A fuller explanation in relation to the remittance of payments under the Contract can be provided in a briefing as offered above..
[On the question of redaction, the Deputy is referring to paragraph 1.6 of the redacted Internal Audit Report in which the reader is directed to a second paragraph reference 2.28. This is an incorrect reference that has occurred in the drafting of both the full and redacted reports and should read paragraph reference 1.27. There has been no redaction in respect of the Standstill period.]