Community and Constitutional Affairs: 2017 Net Revenue Expenditure: Allocation to Accounting Officers

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A decision made 30 September 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2017-0018

Decision Summary Title:

Allocation of 2017 Net Revenue Expenditure

Date of Decision Summary:

3 October 2016

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:

Allocation of Community and Constitutional Affairs 2016 Net Revenue Expenditure to Accounting Officers

Date of Written Report:

3 October 2016

Written Report Author:

Finance Director

Community and Constitutional Affairs

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

The allocation of the Community and Constitutional Affairs 2017 Net Revenue Expenditure to the Community and Constitutional Affairs Accounting Officers.

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the allocation of the Community and Constitutional Affairs Department’s 2017 Net Revenue Expenditure to the Community and Constitutional Affairs Accounting Officers as detailed in the accompanying report.

Reason(s) for Decision:

As the Treasurer of the States agreed that the Chief Officer, States of Jersey Police, should be appointed as an accounting officer with effect from 1 January 2012 it is necessary to agree the allocation of the Community and Constitutional Affairs Department’s 2017 Net Revenue Expenditure between the Community and Constitutional Affairs Accounting Officers – Chief Officer, Community and Constitutional Affairs and Chief Officer, States of Jersey Police.

Resource Implications:

None as a result of this decision.

Action required:

The Community and Constitutional Affairs Finance Director to allocate the Community and Constitutional Affairs 2017 Net Revenue Expenditure accordingly.

Signature:

Position:

Minister for Home Affairs

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

30 September 2016 (date of States approval of Draft Medium Term Financial Plan Addition 2017 – 2019 (P68/2016)