Family Mediation Services: Transfer of Grant Funding from Health and Social Services to Judicial Greffe

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A decision made 5 February 2018:

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2018-0002
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of grant funding from the Health and Social Services department to the Judicial Greffe in respect of Family Mediation Services		Date of Decision Summary:	1 February 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director of Finance		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Transfer of grant funding from the Health and Social Services department to the Judicial Greffe in respect of Family Mediation Services		Date of Written Report:	1 February 2018
Written Report Author:	Assistant Director of Finance		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of grant funding from the Health and Social Services department to the Judicial Greffe in respect of Family Mediation Services.
Officer recommendation: The Minister is recommended to approve the transfer of grant funding in the sum of £12,300 recurrently from the net revenue budget of the Health and Social Services department to the Judicial Greffe in respect of Family Mediation Services to consolidate all the grant funding in one department.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer of grant funding in the sum of £12,300 recurrently from the net revenue budget of the Health and Social Services department to the Judicial Greffe in respect of Family Mediation Services.
Reason(s) for Decision: To consolidate the grant funding from the States to Jersey to the Family Mediation Service under the responsibility of the Judicial Greffe. Article 18(1)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) 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: There is no impact on the approved revenue expenditure or approved FTE limits of the States. The H&SS revenue head of expenditure will decrease by £12,300 in 2018 recurrently. The Judicial Greffe’s approved revenue head of expenditure and FTE limit will increase by the corresponding amount.
Action required: Assistant Director of Finance H&SS to advise the Head of Decision Support and request the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources for the transfer. The relevant Finance Manager for the Judicial Greffe to implement the transfer on their behalf.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: