Budget and Posts transfer from Chief Minister's Department to States Assembly: Legislative Drafting Office

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A decision made on 29 June 2018

Ministerial decision reference MD-C-2018-0075
Decision summary title Transfer of Law Drafting’s revenue budget and FTE to the States Assembly
Decision summary author	Finance Manager, Corporate Group	Is the decision summary public or exempt?		Public
Report title Transfer of Law Drafting’s revenue budget and FTE from the Chief Minister’s Department to the States Assembly
Report author or name of person giving report	Finance Manager, Corporate Group	Is the report public or exempt?		Public
Decision and reason for the decision The Chief Minister approved the transfer of £949,300 from 1st January 2018 from the Chief Minister’s (CMD) revenue head of expenditure to the States Assembly revenue head of expenditure and further approved a transfer of 8.0 FTE from CMD to the States Assembly. Article 18(2)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that a transfer from one head of expenditure to another head of expenditure that has been approved by the Minister for Treasury and Resources must also be approved by the Minister responsible.
Resource implications The CMD revenue head of expenditure will decrease by £949,300 from 1st January 2018 and the States Assembly revenue head of expenditure will increase by an identical amount. The authorised FTE for the CMD will reduce by 8.0 FTE following the transfer and the authorised FTE for the States Assembly will increase by the same number.
Action required Finance Manager to inform Manager of Financial Control and Reporting this decision has been approved to action the transfer.
Signature			Position Senator Ian Gorst Chief Minister

Date signed			Effective date of the decision