Fort Regent: Events Management Establishment: Transfer of Funds from Property Holdings

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A decision made 28 November 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2014-0027
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of funds from JPH to ESC to fund the set-up of events management at Fort Regent		Date of Decision Summary:	10th November 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Transfer of funds from JPH to ESC to fund the set-up of events management at Fort Regent		Date of Written Report:	10th November 2014
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of funds from Jersey Property Holdings (JPH) to Education, Sport and Culture (ESC) to fund the set-up of events management at Fort Regent.
Decision(s): The Minister for ESC approved a non-recurring budget transfer of £15,000 from the Treasury & Resources (T&R) revenue head of expenditure (JPH) to the ESC revenue head of expenditure.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1) (c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure. Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.
Resource Implications: The ESC revenue head of expenditure to increase by £15,000 in 2014 and the T&R revenue head of expenditure to decrease by the corresponding amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the current MTFP 2013-15. This transfer will be reflected in the next MTFP.
Action required: The Minister for ESC to seek approval of the Interim Treasurer of the States for the transfer.
Signature:		Position: Deputy R.G. Bryans, Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: