Budget transfer within Department for Infrastructure: Liquid Waste Strategy

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A decision made 16 February 2018:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2018-00019
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of budgets between the Department for Infrastructure Rolling Vote and the Liquid Waste Strategy capital heads of expenditure		Date of Decision Summary:	8th February 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Transfer of budgets between the Department for Infrastructure Rolling Vote and the Liquid Waste Strategy capital heads of expenditure		Date of Written Report:	8th February 2018
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The transfer within the Department for Infrastructure (“DfI”) of £7,000,000 in 2018 from the Infrastructure Rolling Vote capital head of expenditure (Q00RL10011) to the Liquid Waste Strategy head of expenditure (Q00BT14022).
Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer of £7,000,000 in 2018 from the DfI Infrastructure Rolling Vote capital head of expenditure (Q00RL10011) to the DfI Liquid Waste Strategy head of expenditure (Q00BT14022).
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. The new Liquid Waste Strategy has been funded from a number of different sources including an annual contribution from the Department for Infrastructure capital head of expenditure since 2014. A decision (MD-T-2018-0010) was signed by the Minister for Infrastructure on 5th February 2018.
Resource Implications: The DfI Infrastructure Rolling Vote capital head of expenditure (Q00RL10011) to decrease by £7,000,000 and the DfI Liquid Waste Strategy capital head of expenditure (Q00BT14022) to increase by £7,000,000. 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: Head of Decision Support to advise the Finance Manager - Department for Infrastructure once this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Budget transfer within Department for Infrastructure: Liquid Waste Strategy

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Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

Transfer of budgets between the Department for Infrastructure Rolling Vote and the Liquid Waste Strategy capital heads of expenditure

Purpose of Report

To enable the Minister to approve the transfer within the Department for Infrastructure (“DfI”) of £7,000,000 in 2018 from the Infrastructure Rolling Vote capital head of expenditure (Q00RL10011) to the Liquid Waste Strategy head of expenditure (Q00BT14022).

Background

Due to funding pressures across the States of Jersey, the Liquid Waste Strategy has had to be largely funded from outside of the States Capital Programme. One alternative source of funding is the Department for Infrastructure capital head of expenditure. Since 2014 this capital head of expenditure has been making annual contributions to the Liquid Waste Strategy. In 2018 this contribution will be £7,000,000. There are expected to be further contributions from the Department for Infrastructure to the Liquid Waste Strategy in 2019 and 2020.

3. Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the transfer within the Department for Infrastructure of £7,000,000 in 2018 from the Infrastructure Rolling Vote capital head of expenditure (Q00RL10011) to the Liquid Waste Strategy head of expenditure (Q00BT14022).

4. Reason 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.

The new Liquid Waste Strategy has been funded from a number of different sources including an annual contribution from the Department for Infrastructure capital head of expenditure since 2014.

A decision (MD-T-2018-0010) was signed by the Minister for Infrastructure on 5th February 2018.

5. Resource Implications

The DFI Infrastructure Rolling Vote capital head of expenditure (Q00RL10011) to decrease by £7,000,000 and the DFI Liquid Waste Strategy capital head of expenditure (Q00BT14022) to increase by £7,000,000.

This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2017-2019 in the Medium Term Financial Plan.

Report author : Head of Decision Support	Document date 8th February 2018
Quality Assurance / Review : Director of Financial Planning and Performance	File name and path: L:\Treasury\Sections\Corporate Finance\Ministerial Decisions\DS, WR and SD\2018-0019 - DFI Capital transfer to LWS £7m