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The Bailiff’s Chambers has pledged to provide a full breakdown of the cost of the Royal visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Jersey earlier this year.
An analysis of costs is due to be available by the end of this month.
A Ministerial Decision made public last month showed that the Treasury Minister signed off on releasing up to £400,000 from central coffers to fund the celebrations on Monday 15 July.
According to the Ministerial Decision, the additional funding was required to "meet the costs associated with the organisation of the visit and to fund ceremonial activities to receive Their Majesties and to commemorate the occasion".
However, an exact breakdown on what was spent is yet to be confirmed.
Pictured: Up to £50,000 was allocated to enable exhibitors to professionally display local produce as part of the Jersey Expo – an environmentally-focused showcase of the 'best of Jersey'. (Jon Guegan)
The Bailiff’s Chambers received £330,000 with a total of £100,000 expected to be spent on communications to promote the visit; £80,000 set aside for contractors and third parties assisting with the planning and delivery; and £60,000 to fund infrastructure arrangement.
Up to £50,000 was allocated to the Jersey Expo; transport and logistics were budgeted to cost around £30,000; and a total of £10,000 was expected to be spent on catering for the tea party for up to 340 guests and other refreshments.
A further £70,000 was taken from the Central Reserve to allow the States of Jersey Police to fund mutual aid support from off-island, as well as overtime costs for local officers.
Pictured: The States of Jersey Police were given a funding boost of up to £70,000 to police the Royal Visit.
The day itself was a public holiday. A report to States Members ahead of their vote on the potential day off explained that the cost for covering shift payments for staff working that day would be around £700,000. This included backfill, overtime, and time off in lieu.
King Charles' last trip to the island was in 2012, when he remained the Prince of Wales.
When details of the cost were requested under the Freedom of Information Law, the Government said it was unable to provide this information.
This was due to its "retention period" policy under which "financial data is only retained for a period of 10 years".
When Express asked for a breakdown of the cost of the latest Visit, the Government said that it "does not currently hold a complete account of costs incurred in respect of communications for the Royal Visit, funding of which was requested by the Bailiff's Chambers. However, it is understood that the Bailiff's Chambers already has plans to produce an analysis of costs which is intended to be available in September 2024".
The Bailiff's Chambers have since confirmed that this information will be made publicly available.
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