Housing Policy Development Board: Final Report

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A decision made on 16 April 2021

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2021-0042
Decision Summary Title:	Budget transfer from Justice and Home Affairs to Customer and Local Services		Date of Decision Summary:	12 April 2021
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Finance Business Partnering		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Budget transfer from Justice and Home Affairs to Customer and Local Services		Date of Written Report:	12 April 2021
Written Report Author:	Head of Finance Business Partnering		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Budget transfer from Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) to Customer and Local Services (CLS) to fund additional staffing to administer the change in the GST de minimis.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the following transfers from the JHA Head of Expenditure to the CLS Head of Expenditure: £7,100 non-recurring in 2021 £85,100 recurring from 2021 onwards 2 FTE from 2021 onwards
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that a specified amount appropriated for one head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure that is set out in the government plan. Article 18(4) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that the Minister shall give the States Assembly at least 4 weeks’ notice before an amount is transferred under paragraph (1)(a). Article 18(5) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that if a direction under this Article would affect a head of expenditure that relates to the responsibilities of any Minister, that Minister must be consulted before the direction is made. Both Ministers have been consulted. To comply with P.67/1999 which charges the Minister for Treasury and Resources to regulate the number of persons that may be employed by the States.
Resource Implications: The JHA head of expenditure will decrease by £92,200 in 2021 and the CLS head of expenditure will increase by an identical amount. The approved FTE of CLS to increase by 2 FTE and the approved FTE of JHA to decrease by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Government Plan for 2021-24 and the recurring transfer of £85,100 will be reflected in the next Government Plan 2022-2025.
Action required: The Head of Financial Governance to notify the Heads of Finance Business Partnering for JHA and CLS once the decision has been signed. In accordance with Article 18(4) the Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for the attached report to be presented to the States at least 4 weeks before the transfers are concluded. After the expiry of 4 weeks following presentation to the States the transfer may be concluded.
Signature:		Position: Deputy S J Pinel, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: