Jersey Gambling Commission: Annual Reports: 2015 & 2016

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A decision made 26 July 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2017-0030
Decision Summary Title :	Presentation of the Jersey Gambling Commission Annual Report for 2016, and re-presentation of corrected Annual Report for 2015		Date of Decision Summary:	25 July 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Policy and Legislation		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Jersey Gambling Commission 2015 Annual Report and Jersey Gambling Commission 2016 Annual Report		Date of Written Report:	19 July 2017
Written Report Author:	Jersey Gambling Commission		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Presentation of the Jersey Gambling Commission Annual Report 2016, and re-presentation of corrected Annual Report for 2015.
Decision(s): The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture approved the publication of the Jersey Gambling Commission Annual Report and for 2016 requested that it be presented to the States Assembly. The Minister also approved the re-publication of the Commission’s Annual Report for 2015, and requested that it be presented to the States Assembly.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Report is being presented in accordance with Article 18(3) of the Gambling Commission (Jersey) Law 2010. After the publication of the original 2015 Report, an error was found which caused the accounts not to balance. The error was not meaningful insofar as it did not change the outcome of the report or the overall tenor of the accounts. It has been corrected and the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General has been informed and received copies of these amended accounts.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: The Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for the Reports to be presented to the States at the earliest opportunity as separate reports in the ‘R’ series.
Signature: Senator L J Farnham		Position: Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)