Government Plan 2021-2024: Variations: Transfers Between Heads Of Expenditure Under The Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019: Article 18: 24th March 2021

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A decision made on 26 March 2021

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2021-0029
Decision Summary Title:	Variations to the Government Plan 2021-2024		Date of Decision Summary:	24th March 2021
Decision Summary Author:	Specialist – Business Cases		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Variations to the Government Plan 2021-2024		Date of Written Report:	24th March 2021
Written Report Author:	Specialist – Business Cases		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The transfer of £60,000 for Revenue Consequences of Capital Schemes from the General Reserve to the Reserve for Centrally Held Items and change in accountability for Replacement Assets head of expenditure.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer of £60,000 for ring-fenced purposes i.e. Revenue Consequences of Capital Schemes and therefore should be held within the Reserve for Centrally Held Items not the General Reserve. The Minister noted that the approval of £3,250,000 within the approved Government Plan 2021-2024 for the Replacement Assets head of expenditure allocated to Infrastructure, Housing and Environment in the proposition is to be allocated to Health and Community Services as per the Accountable Officer Responsibilities letters issued by the Principal Accountable Officer.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that a specified amount appropriated for one head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure that is set out in the government plan. Article 18(4) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that the Minister shall give the States Assembly at least 4 weeks’ notice before an amount is transferred under paragraph (1)(a). Article 18(5) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that if a direction under this Article would affect a head of expenditure that relates to the responsibilities of any Minister, that Minister must be consulted before the direction is made. The Minister for Treasury and Resources is the responsible Minister for these heads of expenditure.
Resource Implications: The General Reserve head of expenditure to decrease by up to £60,000 and the Reserve for Centrally Held Items (Revenue Consequences of capital projects) to increase by an identical amount. This does not change the total amount of expenditure proposed in the Government Plan 2021-2024.
Action required: The Head of Financial Governance to advise the Specialist – Business Cases that this decision is approved. In accordance with Article 18(4) the Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for the attached report to be presented to the States at least 4 weeks before the transfers are concluded. After the expiry of 4 weeks following presentation to the States the transfer may be concluded.
Signature:		Position: Deputy Susie Pinel Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: