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Corporate Services - Approved Panel Minutes - 7 September 2015

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Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel

Record of Meeting

Date:  7th September 2015  

 

Present

Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré, Chairman Deputy K.C. Lewis

Connétable C.H. Taylor

Deputy S.J. Brée, Vice-Chairman

Apologies

 

Absent

 

In attendance

Senator A.J. Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources Senator I.J. Gorst , Chief Minister

Senator P.F. Routier, Assistant Chief Minister

Deputy T.A. Vallois, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources Mr J. Richardson, Chief Executive

Mr R. Bell, Treasurer of the States

Mr D. Peedle, States of Jersey Economist

Mr C. Haws, Head of Financial Planning

Mrs J. Hales , Scrutiny Officer

 

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Agenda matter

Action

Item 1 04/09/15

513/45

1. Review of the MTFP

The Panel welcomed Senator A.J. Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources, Deputy T.A. Vallois, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources, Mr R. Bell, Treasurer of the States, Mr D. Peedle, States of Jersey Economist and Mr C. Haws, Head of Financial Planning to a Public Hearing on the MTFP. The Panel also welcomed Senator I.J. Gorst , Chief Minister, Senator P.F. Routier, Assistant Chief Minister,

Mr J. Richardson, Chief Executive, Mr D. Peedle, States of Jersey Economist and Mr C. Haws, Head of Financial Planning to a separate Public  Hearing  on  the  MTFP.  Both  hearings  were  recorded  and transcribed.

The Panel discussed its timetable for the MTFP. It was agreed the Panel would receive a draft report by the end of the week and would meet on Wednesday 16th September to discuss comments to the draft. The  Panel  was  reminded  that  the  report  would  need  to  be  with stakeholders for 5 days once it had received Panel approval and it was provisionally  agreed  the  report  would  go  to  stakeholders  the  week commencing 21st September. The Panel also agreed to a possible presentation of the report to all States Members the week commencing 28th September. The Panel discussed its amendments to the MTFP and it was agreed a draft would be circulated prior to the meeting on Wednesday 16th September for further discussion.

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Item 4 28/08/15

513/47

2. Transfer of Functions

The Panel received an update from the Vice-Chairman regarding a recent meeting held by the Economic Affairs Scrutiny Panel, of which he was Chairman. The Panel was advised that Economic Affairs had given consideration to reviewing the transfer of functions in respect of

 

 

sport and culture from the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture to the Minister for Economic Development. The Panel agreed that should this be the case, it would be more beneficial if Economic Affairs also undertook to review the transfer of functions in respect of the digital sector of the economy, competition and innovation from the Minister for Economic Development to the Chief Minister to capture the transfer in its entirety as it would show what was incoming and what was outgoing.

The Panel was reminded it had confirmed Public Hearings for 17th September 2015 with the Minister for Economic Development and the Minister  for  Education,  Sport  and  Culture  regarding  the  transfer  of functions and with the Chief Minister on 21st September. The Panel agreed these should be cancelled. The Panel was also reminded that it had requested a deferral of the debate from 6th October 2015 to 20th October 2015 which may now need to be re-visited, depending on the timetable of Economic Affairs. The Panel was further reminded Deputy J.M. Maçon from the Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel had been co-opted for the review. The Vice-Chairman agreed this would be discussed further with Economic Affairs at its next meeting on 16th September 2015.