Maiden Speech

I made my maiden speech to the Assembly at the States Meeting in July 2012. It was on the subject of the States Accounts for 2011 that had been laid before us for approval.   Sir,   The Insititute of Chartered Accountnats once engaged consultants to find out why people…

Continue reading

Election as Chair of Public Accounts Committee

There follows my speech to the Assembly where I was seeking election as Chair of the Public Committee in May 2012. Fortunately, I was successful!   Mr Bailiff, I would like to thank Deputy St Pier for his eloquent speech and Deputy O’Hara for seconding me for this post. PAC…

Continue reading

Terms of Reference of PAC Fraud Inquiry

Below is the Media Release issued on 19 September, accompanying the Terms of Reference for the Fraud Inquiry, which are attached. The Public Accounts Committee has published its terms of reference for its review prompted by the fraud committed against the States of Guernsey reported in July 2012. This will…

Continue reading

Public Accounts Committee media release re Fraud Inquiry

Below is the media release published on 2 August 2012 by the Public Accounts Committee confirming that it would be investigating the circumstances surrounding the fraud against the States of Guernsey.   In light of the recent £2.6 million fraud committed against the States of Guernsey, the Public Accounts Committee…

Continue reading

When is a consultant not a consultant?

The agenda for the June States meeting was quite short and matters were wrapped up before lunch. However, this should not be taken to mean that the issues debated were of minor consequence. There were 2 main subjects that have future ramifications for the Island but in very different ways….

Continue reading

Public Accounts

Had a great meeting on Friday. Delighted with the quality of people on the Committee. Had presentations from Internal Audit, Project Services and SAP/STSC implementation team. Our forward work programme is now beginning to take shape and I hope we will be able to be in a position to publish…

Continue reading