Jersey Voluntary and Community Sector Limited: Interim Grant Payment

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A decision made 5 February 2016:

Ministerial decision reference MD-C-2016-0011
Decision summary title Jersey Voluntary and Community Sector Limited – interim grant payment
Decision summary author	Director, Social Policy	Is the decision summary public or exempt?		Public
Report title Jersey Voluntary and Community Sector Limited – interim grant payment
Report author or name of person giving report	Director, Social Policy	Is the report public or exempt?		Exempt - Qualified Exempt Article Number 35
Decision and reason for the decision The Chief Minister has determined that the Chief Officer for Community and Constitutional Affairs (CCA) should provide Jersey Voluntary and Community Sector Limited (JVCS) a one-off interim payment of £5,833 in order that the charity can continue to operate during April 2016, prior to it securing funding from an independent charitable trust. This independent funding is due to commence in May 2016. The JVCS received a grant from Chief Ministers Department which ended in December 2015, as per the signed partnership agreement. The grant was provided for initial pump priming and so is not being continued beyond the period agreed. The JCVS has sufficient funds to operate until end March 2016, and is securing ongoing funding which will begin in May 2016. It therefore requires one month interim funding during April 2016. The Chief Minister has therefore determined to provide a one-off grant of £5,388 to enable the charity to continue to operate during operation during April. £5,833 represents 1/12 of the annual grant of £70,000 previously provided to the JVCS by the Chief Minister’s Department. Responsibility for supporting the Chief Minister in relation to the voluntary and community sector moved from the Chief Minister’s Department to the Department for Community and Constitutional Affairs (CCA) in January 2016. No budget was transferred to CCA alongside the transfer of responsibility.
Resource implications The Department for Community and Constitutional Affairs’ expenditure will increase by £5,833 in 2016.
Action required Chief Officer for Community and Constitutional Affairs to authorise payment.
Signature			Position Senator I J Gorst Chief Minister

Date signed			Effective date of the decision