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Nurses and Midwives 2021 Pay Award: Allocation of Reserve Funding

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A decision made on 1 October 2021

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2021-0113

Decision Summary Title:

Allocation of Reserve Funding for Nurses and Midwives for 2021 Pay Award

Date of Decision Summary:

30th September 2021

Decision Summary Author:

Strategic Finance Advisor

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Allocation of Reserve Funding for Nurses and Midwives for 2021 Pay Award

Date of Written Report:

30th September 2021

Written Report Author:

Strategic Finance Advisor

Written Report:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

The allocation of up to £594,000 in 2021 to the Health and Community Services Department and the allocation of up to £4,400 in 2021 to the Children, Young People, Education & Skills Department from the “Reserve for Centrally Held Items”, to cover the costs associated with the 2021 Pay Award in respect of the Nurses and Midwives pay group (detailed in the attached report).

Decision(s):

The Minister approved an allocation of up to £594,000 in 2021 to the Health and Community Services Department and the allocation of up to £4,400 in 2021 to the Children, Young People, Education & Skills Department from the “Reserve for Centrally Held Items” detailed in the written report to fund the 2021 Pay Award for the Nurses and Midwives pay group (detailed in the attached report).

Reason(s) for Decision: 

Article 15(3) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that the approval by the States of a government plan authorises the Minister to direct how an approved appropriation for a reserve head of expenditure in the plan may be spent (including on other head of expenditure) in the first financial year covered by the plan.

 

The current Policy for Allocations from the Reserve (published as R.60/2021) sets the requirement for all allocations from the Reserve for Centrally Held Items to be reviewed by the Investment Appraisal Team who will provide the Treasurer of the States sufficient information to allow him to reach a decision to recommend the funding. 

This has been reviewed by the Investment Appraisal Team and the Treasurer now recommends this to the Minister for Treasury and Resources for approval.

 

Resource Implications:

The “Reserve for Centrally Held Items– Pay Award Inflation” to decrease by up to £598,400 and the head of expenditure for Health and Community Services to increase by up to £594,000 and the head of expenditure for Children, Young People, Education & Skills to increase by up to £4,400.

 

This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Government Plan 2021-2024. These pay awards are consolidated and an allocation of funding for the 2022 impact of these awards will be required in early 2022 from the Reserve for Centrally Held Items. The recurring impact will then be included in departmental heads of expenditure in the Government Plan 2023-2026.

Action required: The Head of Financial Governance to advise the Head of Financial Planning and the Head of Finance Business Partnering for the Health and Community Services and for Children, Young People, Education & Skills Departments that this decision is approved.

Signature:

Position:

Deputy Susie Pinel

Minister for Treasury and Resources      

Date Signed:

Date of Decision:

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