Allocation of 2013 Net Revenue Expenditure to Accounting Officers
Home Affairs Department
Report for Minister
Subject: Allocation of Home Affairs 2013 Net Revenue Expenditure to Accounting Officers
Exempt Category: n/a Date: 28 December 2012
Author: Finance Director
Introduction
The purpose of this report is to seek the Minister’s approval of the allocation of the Home Affairs Department’s 2013 Net Revenue Expenditure to the Home Affairs accounting officers.
Background
The Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 provides for the administration of the public finances of Jersey and for related purposes. Article 37 requires ‘each States funded body to have an accounting officer
(1) The chief officer of a States funded body is also its accounting officer.
(2) If the Minister [Treasury and Resources] is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances that justify doing so, the Minister may –
(a) appoint a person other than its chief officer to be the accounting officer of a States funded body; or
(b) appoint an additional accounting officer for a States funded body.’
Article 17(5) of the States of Jersey Police Force Law 2012 states that ‘The Chief Officer, or any person carrying out the functions of the Chief Officer under Article 8, shall be the sole accounting officer of the States Police Force for the purposes of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005, notwithstanding anything in Article 37 of that Law to the contrary.’
The Treasurer of the States and Minister for Treasury and Resources agreed that the Chief Officer, States of Jersey Police, should be appointed as an accounting officer with effect from 1 January 2012 and so it is necessary to agree the allocation of the Home Affairs Department’s 2012 Net Revenue Expenditure between the Home Affairs accounting officers – Chief Officer, Home Affairs and Chief Officer, States of Jersey Police.
Allocation of Home Affairs 2013 Net Revenue Expenditure
The Department’s 2013 Net Revenue Expenditure as amended by the States in the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) 2013 – 2015 is £46,730,500 excluding Annually Managed Expenditure (AME). This amount has been allocated to Service Areas based on previous years allocations adjusted for:
- price inflation on income and non staff costs;
- CSR savings and growth;
- User Pays initiatives;
- MTFP growth;
- Departmental transfers;
- procurement savings.
The allocation between accounting officers for 2013 (excluding AME) is as follows:
Chief Officer, Home Affairs £23,630,400
Chief Officer, States of Jersey Police £23,100,100
This amount will change following the confirmation of any carry forward balances from 2012 and may change during 2013 to reflect changes in priorities and service requirements.
Monitoring of Home Affairs 2013 Net Revenue Expenditure
The Minister will continue to receive a quarterly financial report for the Home Affairs Department. The report will bring any funding issues to the Minister’s attention and make recommendations if an adjustment between accounting officers is required.
An adjustment may be made between accounting officers at any time with Ministerial approval, or in accordance with delegated powers agreed in MD-HA-2012-0009.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Minister approves the allocation of the Home Affairs Department’s 2013 Net Revenue Expenditure to the Home Affairs accounting officers.