Channel Islands Brussels Office (CIBO)

By virtue of Commission Implementing Decision of 2013 (2013/288/EU), Guernsey and Jersey’s system of quality assurance was assessed and deemed ‘equivalent’ under the EU’s statutory audit directive (Directive 2006/43/EC). This meant that auditors from Guernsey and Jersey no longer needed be registered in the Member State where the audit was …

On 11 April, the Chief Minister of Jersey issued a statement announcing that Jersey had agreed to sign an exchange of notes with the UK that reinforces existing arrangements for providing beneficial ownership information to law enforcement and tax authorities. On 4 April, the Guernsey Chief Minister wrote to the UK Prime Minister confirming Guernsey’s …

Senator Sir Philip Bailhache, the Jersey Minister for External Relations, visited Brussels on 6 April. His programme included meetings at the European Parliament, with the UK Permanent Representation and the Scottish Government Brussels Office, the Ambassadors of Andorra and Monaco to the EU, and the Head of the Mission of …