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Motor Traffic (Third-Party Insurance) (Expenses Limits) (Jersey) Order 2016

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A decision made 7 April 2016:

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2016-0032

Decision Summary Title:

Road Traffic Third Party Insurance Expenses Limits- Annual increases for 2016

Date of Decision Summary:

 30th March 2016

Decision Summary Author:

Head of Decision Support

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title:

Annual Increase in the Tariff and Ceiling on Charges laid out in the Motor Traffic (Third-Party Insurance) (Expenses Limits) (Jersey) Order 2016.

Date of Written Report:

30th March 2016

Written Report Author:

Head of Decision Support

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:  Road Traffic Third Party Insurance Expenses Limits - Annual increases

Decision(s): The Minister approved the annual charge increase in the Tariff and Ceiling on Charges laid out in the Motor Traffic (Third-Party Insurance) (Expenses Limits) (Jersey) Order 2016.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

To meet the requirements of Financial Direction 4.1 “Increases in States Fees and Charges”. Paragraph 5.2 states: “The Anti-Inflation Strategy states that increases in States fees and charges should be limited to 2.5% per annum with compelling cases to be subject to the prior approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources (previously the Finance and Economics Committee)”.

 

For this scheme to be administered effectively it is imperative that the charges levied in Jersey are identical to those collected by the UK’s Compensation Recovery Unit. This means that the charges will be increased annually from 1 April. The current increases represent uplifts ranging from 2.64% to 3.08%.

 

These costs are borne by insurance companies, rather than individuals.

 

A decision to increase the annual charges was signed by the Minister for Health and Social Services (MD-HSS-2016-0024) on 31st March 2016. 

 

Resource Implications: The Compensation Recovery Unit charged Jersey £700 for the 2015 / 2016 period.  Annual income is up to £10,000 at the current time but is expected to increase as the scheme becomes further embedded.

 

Action required: Head of Decision Support to advise the Information Governance and Legislation Programme Manager, Health and Social Services once this decision has been approved.

 

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Position: Senator A J H Maclean,

Minister for Treasury and Resources

                

 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision:

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