Budget transfer from Central Contingency to Community and Constitutional Affairs Department: La Collette Emergency Siren Upgrade

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A decision made 23 February 2018:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2018-0023
Decision Summary Title:	Allocation from Contingency of £81,408 to the Community and Constitutional Affairs Department for the La Collette Emergency Siren System Upgrade		Date of Decision Summary:	15th 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:	Allocation from Contingency of £81,408 to the Community and Constitutional Affairs Department for the La Collette Emergency Siren System Upgrade		Date of Written Report:	15th February 2018
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Qualified Exempt Article 33 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011
Subject: The transfer of £81,408 from Central Contingency to the Community and Constitutional Affairs (“CCA”) Department minor capital head of expenditure (DH0MC10006) for funding of the La Collette Emergency Siren upgrade.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer of £81,408 from Central Contingency to the CCA Department minor capital head of expenditure (DH0MC10006).
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 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) states that requests for less than £100,000 in total can be approved directly by the Minister for Treasury and Resources on the recommendation of the Treasurer of the States.
Resource Implications: Central Contingency to decrease by £81,408 and the CCA Department minor capital head of expenditure (DH0MC10006) to increase by an identical amount. 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 Director – CCA once this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: