Transfer of £100,000 non-recurringly to Jersey Property Holdings for Greenfields Build Costs.

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A decision made (17/01/2007) regarding: Transfer of £100,000 non-recurringly to Jersey Property Holdings for Greenfields Build Costs.

Subject:	Transfer of £100,000 non-recurringly to Jersey Property Holdings for Greenfields Build Costs.
Decision Reference:	MD-H SS-2007-0005		Exempt clause(s):
Type of Report: (oral or written)	Written		Person Giving Report (if oral):
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?			Report File ref:
Written report – Title	Paperwork in support of Greenfields capital transfer from H&SS to Education, Sport and Culture.
Written report – Author (name and job title)	Loretta Outhwaite, Acting Director of Finance
Decision(s): To transfer £100,000 non-recurringly in 2006, from Greenfield’s revenue slippage to Jersey Property Holdings (capital FXA010 - 120410), to support Greenfield’s build costs.
Reason(s) for decision: To ensure that Greenfield’s funding is matched against it’s expenditure at Ministry level.
Action required: Instruct the Acting Director of Finance to request the Treasurer of the States to action this transfer as a non contentious transfer between departments and to inform Minister of T&R of transaction.
Signature: (Minister/ Assistant Minister)		Date of Decision: 17 January 2007

Transfer of £100,000 non-recurringly to Jersey Property Holdings for Greenfields Build Costs.

STATES OF JERSEY

HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

Revenue to Capital Transfers to Support Greenfield ’s Build Costs

In 2004, the Greenfield’s capital build scheme budget included a £400,000 contribution from revenue.

During 2005, Education, Sport and Culture, who held the revenue budgets for Greenfields at this time, provided £300,000 revenue towards this.

The revenue funding for Greenfields has subsequently moved to Health and Social Services, who will transfer the remaining £100,000 revenue contribution to Jersey Property services, who now hold the capital budget for the scheme in 2006.

Loretta Outhwaite

Acting Director of Finance

12.01.07

References

Finance & Economics Committee meeting: 25.11.04, records the agreement to transfer £400,000 revenue to the Greenfields capital budget.

Health & Social Services Committee meeting: 04.11.05, records the agreement to transfer the revenue budget for Greenfields from Education, Sport & Culture to Health & Social Services.