Legalisation Fees: Alignment with United Kingdom

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A decision made 29 September 2011 regarding:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2011-0054
Decision Summary Title :	Legalisation Fee Increases		Date of Decision Summary:	15 September 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Director Home Affairs		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Formula for Legalisation Fee Increases		Date of Written Report:	May 2011
Written Report Author:	Head of Customs and Immigration Service		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: To allow legalisation fees in Jersey to be set at the same rate as in the UK.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to seek the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources to: adopt a formula allowing legalisation fees in Jersey to be aligned to those set in the UK; to increase the level of legalisation fee to £30.
Reason(s) for Decision: There is a similar precedent for this approach – in 2007 the Minister for Treasury and Resources agreed that application fees for British passports issued in Jersey could in future be always aligned to the UK fees (MD-TR-2007-0090). The provision of the service locally is of substantial advantage to the business community both in terms of time and money.
Resource Implications: It is anticipated that the fee increases will generate additional income of £70,000 which will be retained to contribute to the costs of providing the service.
Action required: Subject to the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, the Head of the Customs and Immigration Service to implement the increase and place a notice in the Jersey Gazette.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):