Public Accounts Committee - Approved Committee Minutes - 13 January 2014

Present

Deputy T. Vallois, Chairman Senator S.C. Ferguson Deputy G.C.L. Baudains Mr. R. Parker

Apologies

Deputy R. Rondel Mr. J. Mills, C.B.E. Mr. I. Ridgway

Absent

In attendance

Mrs. K .McConnell, Comptroller and Auditor General

Mr. I Clarkson, Officer to the Public Accounts Committee

Ref Back

Agenda matter

Action

1.  Records of Meetings

The  record  of  the  meeting  held  on  18th  November  and  16th December were approved.

2.  Conflicts of Interest

No conflicts of interest were declared.

Item 3 16.12.13

512/20

3. Integrated Care Records

The  Committee,  having  reviewed  its  initial  briefing  pack  and covering report concerning the development and execution of the Integrated Care Records (ICR) Programme during the period 2004

–  2011  inclusive,  agreed  that  the  following  further  information should  be  requested  from  the  Health  and  Social  Services Department –

• Programme Board minutes for the duration of the project;
• A diagram of the project management structure in place throughout the project;
• A comprehensive breakdown of all costs attributed to the ICR programme since its inception, to include confirmation of the sum total expended on consultancy fees;
• Confirmation  of  the  status  of  any  plans  to  secure implementation  of  any  outstanding  elements  of  the  ICR Programme as at 31st December 2013;
• A copy of the post-implementation review of what became phase 1 of the programme.

IC

Item 5 16.12.13

512/18

4. Canbedone Productions Limited Grant

The Committee considered the written transcripts of the public hearing held on 16th December 2013, on which the Treasurer of the  States,  the  former  Chief  Internal  Auditor  and  the  Chief

Executive, States of Jersey had been questioned.

The  Committee  instructed  its  officer  to  begin  drafting  a supplementary report, for publication no later than February 2013 and  which  should  highlight  a  series  of  further  observations concerning grants policy, ministerial decision recording, standards of due diligence and certain other matters.

IC

Item 4 16.12.13

512/19

5. Grants and Subsidies

The Committee noted that the Chief Internal Auditor had notified the Chairman of the commencement of an internal audit of the Energy  Efficiency  Scheme  operated  by  the  Environment Department.

The Committee requested that the lead member for the review consider  the  implications  arising  and  to  report  back  to  the Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

JM / IC

Item 6 16.12.13

512/1(8)

6. Comptroller and Auditor General: work programme

The  Committee  noted  a  project  specification  for  a  review  of governance arrangements of States of Jersey pension schemes.

Item 7 16.12.13

7. Future meetings

The Committee noted that its next meeting would commence at 12:30 pm on 3rd February in the Blampied Room.