Budget Transfer: Unspent ICR project and CT scanner project

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A decision made on 25 May 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2012-0017
Decision Summary Title :	Transfer of unspent ICR project and CT scanner capital project budget to minor capital equipment within HSSD		Date of Decision Summary:	22 May 2012
Decision Summary Author:	HSSD Director of Finance and Information		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	H&SS – Transfer between Capital Heads of Expenditure		Date of Written Report:	22 May 2012
Written Report Author:	Head of Financial Accounting and Control		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of capital budget.
Decision(s): The Minster approved the closure of Heads of Expenditure for the ICR Project and CT scanner replacement, and the transfer of the unspent balance of £110,515.46 to Minor Capital Equipment Head of Expenditure.
Reason(s) for decision: Article 15(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure. Section 5.1 of Financial Direction 3.6 also states that Departments wanting to transfer funds between heads of expenditure must obtain the approval of their Minister or of their accounting officer where a scheme of delegation exists.
Resource Implications: None, this represents the transfer of project specific unspent capital budget to minor equipment capital budget.
Action required: The Director of Finance to forward the signed Ministerial decision in support of the approved budget transfer TR-2012-DD027.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Budget Transfer: Unspent ICR project and CT scanner project

Health and Social Services Department

Ministerial Decision Report

TRANSFER OF ICR & CT SCANNER unspent capital BUdget to minor capital equipment budget

Purpose of Report

The purpose of this report is to request the Minister to approve a transfer of unspent budget from two Capital Heads of Expenditure to another Capital Head of Expenditure within the Health and Social Services Department to fund the purchase of ICU Medical Supply Pendants.

Background

As part of the Intensive Care Unit refurbishment, and in order to comply with new Health & Safety regulations, funding for Medical Supply Pendants is required. These Pendants are suspended and provide power, gas and additional information, essential to the treatment of Intensive Care patients. There is currently no capital budget allocated for this integral equipment.

The ICR and CT scanner capital projects are completed and have underspent against budget by £28,537.45 and £81,978.01 respectively.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Minister:

1) approves closing the Heads of Expenditure for the ICR and the CT scanner capital projects, and transfers the underspent budget on these projects of £110,515.46 (ICR £28,537.45 and CT £81,978.01) to Minor Capital Equipment Head of Expenditure, to fund ICU Medical Supply Pendants, costing £112,121.85.

2) forwards the signed Ministerial decision in support of the approved budget transfer TR-2012-DD027.

Reason for Decision

Article 15(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure.

Section 5.1 of Financial Direction 3.6 also states that Departments wanting to transfer funds between heads of expenditure must obtain the approval of their minister or of their accounting officer where a scheme of delegation exists.

Resource Implications

There are no resource implications, this represents a transfer of project specific unspent capital budget to minor capital budget.

14th March 2011

Tim Zeale

Head of Financial Accounting & Control