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Public Accounts Committee Record of Meeting
Date: 17th July 2017
Present | Connétable A.S. Crowcroft , Vice- Chairman (Acting Chairman) Deputy J.A. Martin Connétable C.H. Taylor Mr R. Parker |
Apologies | Mr M. Robinson Mr G. Drinkwater |
In attendance | Mr. S. Warr en, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General Mr M. Robbins, Scrutiny Officer. |
Ref Back | Agenda matter | Action |
| 1. Minutes The Committee requested the Officer to consider proposed amendments to the draft minutes of 3rd July 2017, and approved and signed the minutes of 11th July 2017. | MR |
| 2. Appointment of new unelected Member The Committee considered the advice from the Jersey Appointments Commission that the appointment of a new unelected member could take at least three months. It considered that the timescale would allow a new member to become familiar with the work of the PAC, should that candidate be invited to continue after the May 2018 elections. It requested the Officer to continue with the process for appointing a new member. | MR/CT |
03.07.17 Item 7 512/1(8) | 3. C&AG - Audit Plan update The Committee noted an update of the Audit Plan. |
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03.07.17 Item 4 512/32 | 4. eGov Review The Committee noted the Chief Executive's formal response to the report was due at the end of July 2017. |
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03.07.17 Item 5 512/33 | 5. Police Station The Committee requested that the Officer liaise with the Vice- Chairman in order to draft findings and recommendations, which would then be circulated to members for consideration. It was agreed that, if possible, the report should be published before the States' summer recess. | CT/SC |
03.07.17 Item 3 512/1(8) 512/31 | 6. Jersey Innovation Fund The Committee, having recalled that the review had been led by the Chairman (who has stepped aside from the PAC), agreed that the interim report should be progressed by the Committee as a | CT |
| whole. It recalled that the Vice-Chairman was conflicted in relation to the review, therefore he would not be involved in discussions. |
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512/35 | 7. Entertainment Expenses The Committee agreed to a delay in this review over the summer recess and recalled that Mr R. Parker was conflicted and would therefore withdraw when the subject was discussed. | CT |
512/34 | 8. Road Surfacing The Committee agreed that the lead member, Connétable C.H. Taylor , would be assisted by the Scrutiny Officer in undertaking the review. | MR |
| 9. Independent Jersey Care Inquiry The Panel discussed the potential examination of the cost of the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry with the Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General. It was agreed that he would discuss the matter further with the Comptroller and Auditor General and report back to the Committee. | Dep C&AG |
| 10. Work Programme The Vice-Chairman raised the possibility of the Committee reviewing such matters as Liberation Day costs, the Jersey Motor Festival and the Battle of Britain commemorations. Issues to be reviewed included the cost to the States of grants or subsidies, the benefits to the recipients and how the money is spent. It was agreed that the Vice-Chairman would discuss the potential reviews with the Officer. | SC/CT |
03.07.17 Item 11. | 11. Ministerial Expenses The PAC noted an email from the Greffier of the States, advising that a proposed review of Ministerial Expenses would be within the remit of the new Commissioner of Standards, but that a referral to the Commissioner would have to take place upon his or her appointment. The Committee agreed the matter should be so referred at the appropriate time. |
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Chairman
Public Accounts Committee