Scrutiny Review of the Proposed Establishment of the Jersey Enterprise Board

The Council of Ministers has recently proposed the establishment of a new company, to act as the developer of property assets currently belonging to the public but which are not otherwise required to meet States needs (P.194/2007). It is further proposed that the new company will take on the activities of the Waterfront Enterprise Board in developing the St Helier Waterfront and play a key role in implementing the St Helier regeneration strategy.

This proposal would involve transferring States property assets out of the direct control of the States, and into the ownership of the new company.

Due to the significance of this proposal the Corporate Services Scrutiny Sub-Panel, chaired by Deputy Collin Egré, will be conducting a review into this issue, based on the following terms of reference:

1. To examine the proposed establishment of the Jersey Enterprise Board;

2. To examine the proposed remit and terms of reference of the Jersey Enterprise Board;

3. To examine the proposed interaction between the Jersey Enterprise Board; the States Property Holdings Department; the Regeneration Task Force; and the Waterfront Enterprise Board;

4. To consider any further issues related to the proposed formation of the Jersey Enterprise Board which may arise in the course of the Scrutiny review that the Panel considers relevant.

This is your opportunity to tell Government what you think…

The Panel invites informed comments from the public, the property industry and interested parties on this topic.

Submissions should be sent to the address below to arrive no later than Wednesday 27^th February 2008.

All written and oral submissions will be uploaded to the Scrutiny website as a matter of course with the exception of any evidence received under a confidential or private agreement which in accordance with Jersey Data Protection legislation will not be released into the public domain.