Budget transfer from Chief Minister's to Treasury and Resources, relating to resources directorate

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A decision made 12 July 2010 regarding: Budget transfer from Chief Minister's to Treasury and Resources, relating to resources directorate.

Decision Reference: MD-C-2010-0067
Decision Summary Title :	Transfer of Resources Directorate to Treasury and Resources Department		Date of Decision Summary:	6th July 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Acting Finance Director – Corporate Group		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Transfer of Resources Directorate to Treasury and Resources Department		Date of Written Report:	22 June 2010
Written Report Author:	Acting Finance Director – Corporate Group		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer budgets and manpower relating to elements of the Resources directorate currently part of the Chief Minister’s Department, to the Treasury and Resources Department.
Decision(s): The Minister approved, subject to States approval of the 2011 Business Plan, the transfer of budgets and manpower relating to the Resources directorate from the Chief Minister’s Department to the Treasury and Resources Department with effect from 1 January 2011. The transfer comprises a recurring transfer of £16,177,552, and 148.5 FTE, and reflects the change in management accountability for Human Resources, Information Services and Corporate Resources to the Chief Officer – Resources. This decision replaces and rescinds MD-C-2010-0022.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Resources Directorate currently exists across two Ministerial Departments and, in order to establish the Directorate within a single Department, responsibility for Human Resources, Information Services and Corporate Resources needs to be transferred to the Treasury and Resources Department.
Resource Implications: There is no overall increase to States Spending or manpower as a direct result of this decision.
Action required: This transfer will be included in the 2011 Business Planning for presentation to the States.
Signature:		Position: Senator T.A. Le Sueur, Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):