Central Reserve: Allocations: End of Year Flexibility 2024 to 2025

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A decision made 31 March 2025:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2025-230		Public
Subject: End of Year Flexibility 2024 to 2025
Report Title: End of Year Flexibility Report for Closing Departmental Position and Transfer from 2024 to 2025		Public
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources decided to approve the transfers, as detailed in the accompanying report, under Articles 15, 19, and 20 of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019.
Reason for Decision(s): The current Policy for Allocations from the Reserve, presented to the States Assembly as R.76/2022, sets out the requirements for allocations from the Reserve for Central Risk and Inflation. In this case, the Minister for Treasury and Resources has directed allocations should be made on the basis of the previously approved supporting business cases and estimated 2024 outturn. In the light of known and potential funding pressures for 2025, the Minister for Treasury and Resources approved the transfer of the net departmental underspends, projects underspends and unspent sums on the Reserve in 2024 to the Central Reserve and Reserve for Central Risk and Inflation in 2025, whilst also allowing an amount to be returned to the Consolidated Fund as planned. The Minister also approved the transfer of unspent funds in 2024 on the New Healthcare Facilities Programme Head of Expenditure to the equivalent Head of Expenditure in 2025. The Minister approved the allocation of various amounts from the Central Reserve and Reserve for Central Risk and Inflation to various departmental and project Heads of Expenditure in 2025.
Resource Implications: The 2024 Central Reserve decreases by up to £370,000 and various Heads of Expenditure as per Table 1 in the attached report increases by an equivalent amount. Various department, project and reserve heads of expenditure are reduced by up to £25.5 million, and the New Healthcare Facilities Programme Head of Expenditure decreases by up to £45.1 million. In 2025, the Central Reserve Head of Expenditure will increase by up to £16.4 million. Various project heads of expenditure will increase by up to £6.1 million as per Table 4 in the attached report and various departmental Heads of Expenditure will increase by up to £3.0 million as per Table 5 in the attached report. The New Healthcare Facilities Programme Head of Expenditure will increase by up to £45.1 million.
Action Required: The Minister for Treasury and Resources' Private Secretary to advise the Head of Investment Appraisal and the Heads of Finance Business Partnering for associated Heads of Expenditure that this decision is approved.
Signature:	Signed By: Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:	Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):