Budget transfer to Property Holdings for urgent maintenance/upgrade works at General Hospital

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A decision made 31 May 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2011-0022
Decision Summary Title :	Transfer to Jersey Property Holdings for urgent upgrade and maintenance works		Date of Decision Summary:	31st May, 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Finance HSSD		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Budget Transfer – HSSD Carry Forward Funding to Treasury and Resources (Jersey Property Holdings)		Date of Written Report:	12th May, 2011
Written Report Author:	Assistant Director, Jersey Property Holdings		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Approval of the transfer of £770,000 approved carry forward from the Health and Social Services Department (HSSD) to Treasury and Resources (Jersey Property Holdings) in order to carry out urgent maintenance and upgrade works at the General Hospital in advance of the capital refurbishment of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) scheduled for 2012
Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer of £770,000 from HSSD revenue cash limit to Jersey Property Holdings revenue cash limit in order to deliver enabling works in advance of the main ICU improvement and refurbishment project that is included in the 2012 indicative capital programme.
Reason(s) for Decision: On 6th May 2011, the Treasury and Resources Minister made a formal decision MD-TR-2011-0042 in which he approved, inter alia, the use of the carry forward budget for enabling works in advance of the main ICU improvement and refurbishment, as part of a wider programme of urgent maintenance and upgrade works. The carry forward of £770,000 was created underspends in HSSD’s 2010 budget but the works will be carried out by Jersey Property Holdings as owner of the buildings. A budget transfer from HSSD to T&R, JPH is therefore required. 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. Delegation 1.3 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between expenditure heads of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.
Resource Implications: Reduction of HSSD revenue cash limit of £770,000 and an increase in Treasury and Resources (Jersey Property Holdings) revenue cash limit by an identical amount to undertake enabling works in advance of programme capital works to the ICU, as part of an ongoing backlog maintenance programme. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2011
Action required: Ministerial Decision to be matched by Treasury and Resources Department, Jersey Property Holdings and Treasury and Resources to process the approved budget transfers.
Signature:		Position: Minister For Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Budget transfer to Property Holdings for urgent maintenance/upgrade works at General Hospital

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Treasury and Resources

Treasurer’s Decision Report

budget transfer - HSSD carry forward funding to the treasury and resources department, jersey property holdings

Purpose of Report

The Treasurer is asked to approve a budget transfer of £770,000 from the Health and Social Services Department to the Treasury and Resources Department, Jersey Property Holdings (JPH) to fund prioritized items within the backlog maintenance programme targeted to improve clinical safety and refurbish the ICU.

Background

2.1. Following a review by the recently appointed hospital Managing Director a number of urgent maintenance and upgrade works were identified at the General Hospital and elsewhere across the HSSD estate.

2.2. Various sources were identified to fund works in 2011, including the utilisation of unspent revenue budget of £770,000 achieved by HSSD in 2010.

2.3. On 6th May 2011, the Treasury and Resources Minister made a formal decision MD-TR-2011-0042 in which he approved, inter alia, the use of the carry forward budget for this purpose.

Funded Works

3.1. It is intended that the funds be transferred to JPH to deliver enabling works in advance of the main ICU improvement and refurbishment project that is included in the 2012 indicative capital programme.

3.2. The works to be funded form part of a wider programme that has been prioritised by HSSD that will be managed by JPH and delivered in conjunction with project management resources based at the Hospital.

Recommendation

That the Treasurer approves a budget transfer of £770,000 from HSSD to Jersey Property Holdings’ revenue budget to provide funding for improved clinical safety and refurbishment of the ICU, in accordance with the carry forward request approved by the Treasury and Resources Minister in his decision MD-TR-2011-0042 of 6th May 2011.

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.

Delegation 1.3 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between expenditure heads of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.

Resource Implications

The transfer is required to provide sufficient funding to undertake enabling works in advance of programme capital works to the ICU, as part of an ongoing backlog maintenance programme.

Report author : Assistant Director JPH	Document date : 12 May 2011
Quality Assurance / Review : Finance Director – Corporate Group	File name and path: l:\finance\jersey property holdings\year ends\2010 year end\wr 2010 market surplus budget transfer 101230 rf.doc