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Review: COVID-19 Response and Recovery Review - Corporate Services Panel

Committee/Panel: Corporate Services Panel
Launch Date: 29 April 2022
Review Status: Report published
Review Report: Report - COVID-19 Response and Recovery - CoFunded Payroll Scheme - 29 April 2022
Ministerial Response: COVID Response and Recovery Interim Report - Ministerial Response

Additional Response(s):

About

​Since March 2020 the Panel have actively monitored Government activities within its remit in relation to COVID-19. This includes all related activities of the Chief Minister and the Minister for Treasury and Resources.

As part of its ongoing work, the Panel have focussed on the Government's COVID-19 financial preparations, response and recovery strategy. 

The Panels have heard the views of Islanders, business owners, economists, business leaders and sector specific associations on the challenges they have faced and are facing as they look to the future and raised concerns in public hearings and via written communications with the Chief Minister and Minister for Treasury and Resources.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused Jersey's Government to make substantial decisions which impact public finances in the short, medium and long term. The review focussed on the effectiveness, cost and sustainability of the emergency actions and financial interventions of Government in response to the pandemic. 

Terms of reference

Undertake an in-depth review of the Government's decision-making processes regarding the preparation, response and recovery phases of COVID-19 (COVID-19 phases) considering: 

  • whether the current and future use of Public Finance is consistent and meets the requirements of the Public Finance (Jersey) law 2019;

  • sustainability and suitability of emergency response structures and levels of resourcing, of all forms, allocated to COVID-19 phases being sufficient or excessive to meet stated aims;

  • the initial impact on Public Finance, due to the response of Government to COVID-19 phases, in relation to departmental budgets, programs and capital projects; 

  • lines of accountability for the use of Public Finance during COVID-19 phased response.

  • any other matters the Panel believe relevant to the review within its remit.