Transfer of 2005 Budget from Treasury and Resources to Home Affairs

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A decision made to transfer 2005 Budget from Treasury and Resources to Home Affairs - Court and Case costs.

Subject:	Transfer of 2005 Budget from Treasury and Resources to Home Affairs
Decision Reference:	MD-TR-2006-0013	Exempt clause(s):		N/A
Type of Report: (oral or written)	Written	Person Giving Report (if oral):		N/A
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?	N/A	Report File ref:		FF/1/23/1/06
Written Report – Title	Budget transfer 2005	Written report - author		Frances Ferris
Decision(s): It was agreed to transfer £250,951 from the Treasury and Resources court and case costs budget in respect of 2005 to the Home Affairs court and case costs budget to cover their 2005 overspend.
Reason(s) for decision: To fund the Court and Case Costs of the Home Affairs Department which would otherwise require funding from the General Reserve or the Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund.
Action required: Transfer the £250,951 from Treasury and Resources court and case costs FN0050.824030 to Home Affairs police and customs budgets.
Signature: (Minister/ Assistant Minister)			Date of Decision:

Transfer of 2005 Budget from Treasury and Resources to Home Affairs - Court and Case costs.

TREASURY AND RESOURCES MINISTER

BUDGET TRANSFER 2005

Purpose of the report

To agree a budget transfer of £250,951 from the Treasury and Resources Ministry Court and Case Costs budget to fund an overspend on Court and Case Costs in the Home Affairs Ministry.

Background

All Court and Case Cost budgets are ring fenced. Overall the Treasury and Resources Court and Case Costs budget is likely to be underspent at the year end by approximately £384,700.

The Home Affairs Ministry overspent its 2005 budget by £250,951 as detailed in the table below:

	2005 Budget	2005 Actual	Overspend
Police	£470,900	£656,473	£185,573
Customs	£30,000	£95,379	£65,378

Recommendations

The Treasury and Resources Minister is recommended to approve the transfer of £250,951 from the Treasury to the Home Affairs Ministers budget.

Frances Ferris Advisory Unit

27 January, 2006