Environmental Health Service: Transfer from Health and Social Services to Environment Department

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A decision made on 18 April 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2016-0053
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of Environmental Health Service from HSSD to the Department of the Environment.		Date of Decision Summary:	7 April 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Deputy Chief Officer, Department of the Environment.		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Transfer of Environmental Health Service from HSSD to the Department of the Environment.		Date of Written Report:
Written Report Author:	Deputy Chief Officer, Department of the Environment.		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Agreement to the transfer of service responsibility for Environmental Health Services from HSSD to the Department of the Environment with effect from 1 January 2016 .
Decision: The Minister approved the transfer of service responsibility for Environmental Health Services from HSSD to the Department of the Environment with effect from 1 January 2016 as detailed in the Written Report. The Minister requested the Treasury and Resources Minister to transfer £680,000 from the HSSD revenue head of expenditure to the Department of the Environment revenue head of expenditure and 11.0 FTEs with effect from 1 January 2016. The Minister requests the Treasury and Resources Minister to adjust the Departmental savings targets and Cash Limits for both HSSD and the Department of the Environment to reflect the impact of this transfer for the remaining years of the MTFP period 2017 to 2019.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Treasury and Resources Minister, be transferred from one head of expenditure to another. Financial Direction 3.6 – Variations to Heads of Expenditure states transfers between revenue heads of expenditure are allowed only where approved by the States or relevant Ministers (via Ministerial Decision), as appropriate.
Resource Implications:- The HSSD revenue head of expenditure will decrease by £680,200 and the Department of the Environment revenue head of expenditure will increase by £680,200. The HSSD FTE limit will decrease by 11.0 FTEs and the Department of the Environment FTE Limit will increase by the same amount. This decision does not result in any overall increase or decrease in the net expenditure or manpower of the States, as approved in the MTFP2 Part 1 2016. This to take effect from 1 January 2016. The transfer of 3 lease vehicles and one van is included in this realignment as is the specific equipment associated with the Environmental Health Department.
Action required: The Treasury is requested to transfer the sum stated above from the HSSD revenue heads of expenditure. HSSD Finance to process the budget transfer from the HSSD revenue head of expenditure.
Signature: Deputy S Luce		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):