Comment on P.76/2009: Committee of Inquiry into Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rourke.

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A decision made (25/06/2009) regarding: Comment on P.76/2009: Committee of Inquiry into Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rourke.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2009-0099
Decision Summary Title:	Comment on P76/2009: Committee of Inquiry into the Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rourke		Date of Decision Summary:	22nd June 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Kevin Hemmings, Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Comment on P76/2009: Committee of Inquiry into the Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rourke		Date of Written Report:	22nd June 2009
Written Report Author:	Kevin Hemmings, Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Comment on P76/2009: Committee of Inquiry into the Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rourke
Decision(s): The Minister approved the comment on P76/2009: Committee of Inquiry into the Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rourke to be presented to the States at the earliest opportunity.
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable the Minister’s comment on P76/2009: Committee of Inquiry into the Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rourke to be presented to the States.
Resource Implications: Other than those detailed in the report there are no further financial or manpower Implications.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to forward the comment to the States Greffe and request that it be presented to the States at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Comment on P.76/2009: Committee of Inquiry into Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rourke.

Comments on P76/2009: Committee of Inquiry into the Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rourke

The Minister for Treasury and Resources is required, under Standing Order 150(c), to give directions on how the expenses of a Committee of Inquiry should be funded. As the Minister for Health and Social Services points out in her comment the costs associated with this report and proposition could be significant. If the proposition were to be adopted the options for funding would be:

Absorb within the Health and Social Services cash limit
Increase States expenditure in 2009 via an Article 11(8) request
Increase States expenditure in 2010 via an amendment to the Annual Business Plan

The Minister for Treasury and Resources is concerned that the proposition requests that the investigation by Verita should be terminated. The Health and Social Services Department has already spent £190,000 on this investigation and would be committed to a further £60,000 (representing one month’s written notice) if the contract was cancelled. The total cost of cancellation would therefore be £250,000 for which no report will have been received.