Budget transfers from Central Contingencies: Cyber Security and Data Protection Capabilities

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A decision made 12 May 2017:

Ministerial decision reference MD-C-2017-0060
Decision summary title Cyber Security and Data Protection Capabilities
Decision summary author	Finance Manager - Corporate Group	Is the decision summary public or exempt?	Public
Report title Cyber Security and Data Protection Capabilities
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 accepted budget transfers of up to £1,845,000 in total from Central Contingencies over the year’s 2017, 2018 and 2019 to support the States of Jersey Cyber Security Strategy and Data Protection Capabilities and accepted a temporary increase of 3.0 FTE’s over the life of the implementation of the project. The indicative allocation of funding over the years is £709,000 in 2017, £568,000 in 2018 and £568,000 in 2019. At their meeting on the 8th February 2017 the Council of Ministers, considered a report which set out the capability model required to support the States of Jersey Cyber Security Strategy and the new EU Regulation (GDPR) which would enter into application on 25th May 2018. It was noted that the Corporate Management Board had approved the proposed model on 10th January 2017, and the Information Security Governance Board had approved it on 19th January 2017. Having received presentations on the matter, the Council noted the background to the present position, recognising that the overarching vision of the capability model was to ensure that the Government protected the data and the privacy of the information it held about its citizens. The model had been built on existing Information Service capabilities (tools and resources) with the addition of those elements not yet supported or which required new advanced skills. The Council, having noted the principles which the model followed, accepted that successful delivery would require investment, with contingencies considered to be an appropriate source of funding, given the nature of the proposed model.
Resource implications The Chief Minister’s Department revenue head of expenditure to increase by up to £1,845,000 in total over the year’s 2017, 2018 and 2019 and Central Contingences to decrease by an identical amount. The indicative allocation of funding over the years is £709,000 in 2017, £568,000 in 2018 and £568,000 in 2019. There will also be a temporary increase of 3.0 FTE’s over the life of the implementation of the project. The recurring costs of the implementation and the FTE requirement will be subject to a growth bid in the 2020 MTFP. Implementation should be complete by end of 2018 and activity will become business as usual from 2019 which will be the basis for the MTFP growth bid. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2017 - 2019 in the Medium Term Financial Plan.
Action required Research and Policy Officer to advise Finance Manager – Corporate Group that this decision has been approved.

Signature

Position

Senator I J Gorst

Chief Minister

Date signed

Effective date of the decision