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Budget Transfer from Restructuring Provision to Community and Constitutional Affairs: States of Jersey Police Mobile Technology Project (SMARTPolice)

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A decision made 20 March 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2017-0023

Decision Summary Title:

Restructuring Provision Bid – States of Jersey Police Mobile Technology Project

Date of Decision Summary:

15 March 2017

Decision Summary Author:

 

Finance Director,

Community and Constitutional Affairs

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title:

Restructuring Provision Bid – States of Jersey Police Mobile Technology Project (SMARTPolice)

Date of Written Report:

15 March 2017

Written Report Author:

Finance Director,

Community and Constitutional Affairs

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject:

The allocation of funding to Community and Constitutional Affairs from the Restructuring Provision.

Decision(s):

The Minister agreed to request the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources for a budget transfer of £1,220,000 across the years 2017 and 2018 from the Restructuring Provision to the Community and Constitutional Affairs minor capital head of expenditure to fund the States of Jersey Police Mobile Technology Project (SMARTPolice).

Reason(s) for Decision:

Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorised to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure or the insurance fund of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year.

 

The Contingency Allocation Policy published by the Minister for Treasury and Resources (R.10/2012) states that all requests for Allocation from Contingency will be considered by the Council of Ministers and this restructuring provision bid was approved at its meeting on 9 December 2015 and 8 February 2017.

Resource Implications:

This decision will result in the Community and Constitutional Affairs minor capital head of expenditure increasing by £1,220,000 in total across the years 2017 and 2018 and the Restructuring Provision to decrease by an identical amount.

 

This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2017 – 2019 in the Medium Term Financial Plan.

Action required:

The Head of Decision Support, Treasury and Resources, to advise the Finance Director, Community and Constitutional Affairs that the request has been approved. 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Home Affairs

 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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