Budget transfer from Central Contingencies to Treasury and Resources Department: Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme: Pre-1987 Debt

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[THIS DECISION HAS BEEN RESCINDED BY MD-TR-2018-0127] A decision made on 13 october 2017

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2017-0126
Decision Summary Title:	Contingency Funding – PECRS Pre-1987 Debt		Date of Decision Summary:	6th October 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Management Accountant		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Contingency Funding – PECRS Pre-1987 Debt		Date of Written Report:	2nd October 2017
Written Report Author:	Senior Management Accountant		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The allocation of up to £140,000 from Central Contingencies in 2017 to the Treasury and Resources Department for the costs associated with the PECRS Pre- 1987 Debt repayments.
Decision(s): The Treasury and Resources Minister approved the allocation of up to £140,000 in 2017 from Central Contingencies to the Treasury and Resources Department for the costs associated with the PECRS Pre- 1987 Debt repayments.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorised to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure or the insurance fund of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year. The current Contingency Allocation Policy (published as R.110/2017) sets the requirement for all allocations from Contingency over £100,000 to be considered by the Council of Ministers prior to submission to the Minister for approval. This allocation was approved as part of the 2016 year end carry forwards request (MD-TR-2017-0068).
Resource Implications: The Treasury and Resources Department revenue head of expenditure to increase by up to £140,000 in 2017 and Central Contingencies to decrease by the same amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Medium Term Financial Plan 2016 to 2019.
Action required: The Head of Decision Support to advise the Finance Manager and the Senior Management Accountant of the Corporate Group that this decision is approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: