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Public Accounts Committee - Approved Panel Minutes - 27 October 2008

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A-CH/SC/310 CONFIDENTIAL 125

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (39th Meeting)

27th October 2008

PART A

All members were present, with the exception of Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier, Mr. C. Evans, Mr. T. Grimes and Advocate A. Ohlsson, from whom apologies had been received.

Deputy S.C. Ferguson, Chairman Senator L. Norman

Connétable D.J. Murphy

Deputy A. Breckon

Deputy J.G. Reed

Mr. R. Bignell

Mr. M. Magee

In attendance -

Mr. C. Swinson, O.B.E., Comptroller and Auditor General

Mr. P. Monamy, Acting Clerk to the Public Accounts Committee Miss A-C. Heuston, States Greffe

Note: The Minutes of this meeting comprise Part A and Part B.

Minutes. A1. The Minutes of the Meetings held on 12th May, 14th July, 21st July, 22nd July,

4th August and 8th September 2008, and also Notes of 1st September 2008, having been previously circulated, were taken as read and were confirmed.

Current projects. A2. The Committee received an oral update from the Chairman regarding the 512/1(24) under-mentioned current projects -

  1. following a response from the Treasury Department, it had been decided to hold a review of States' insurance by an insurance expert;
  2. following a report which appeared in the Jersey Evening Post, the Chairman  advised  the  Committee  that  enquiries  had  been  made regarding  police  costs  associated  with  the  on-going  historical  child abuse investigation and the total overtime bills for the States of Jersey Police for the past 3 years had been requested;
  3. it was agreed that a hearing be held in January into the level of support being  received  by  the  Director  of  Strategic  Procurement,  Ms.  C. Hastings,  from  the  Treasury  and  other  States  Departments.  It  was suggested  that  the  Committee  interview  the  Treasurer  of  the  States and/or  the  Chief  Executive  to  ensure  that  the  Director  of  Strategic Procurement had an appropriate context in which to work, and agreed that the Director be contacted and a progress update requested; and
  4. the Chairman informed members that she would address members of the  SKAL  Club  on  14th  December  2008  about  the  work  of  the Committee.