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Reserve Funding for Total Reward Review: VR Scheme

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A decision made on 28 February 2022

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2022-131

Public

Subject: Reserve Funding for Total Reward Review – VR Scheme

 

Report Title: Reserve Funding for Total Reward Review – VR Scheme

Exempt (Article 26)

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the allocation of up to £1,014,865 in 2022 from the General Reserve (Restructuring) to the Chief Operating Office (COO) head of expenditure and various departmental budgets as outlined for the Total Reward Review – Voluntary Release Scheme which closed to applications in December 2021.

Reason for Decision(s):

Article 15(3) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that the approval by the States of a Government Plan authorises the Minister to direct how an approved appropriation for a reserve head of expenditure in the plan may be spent (including on another head of expenditure) in the first financial year covered by the plan. The current Policy for Allocations from the Reserve, presented to the States Assembly as R.60/2021, sets the requirement that all allocations from the General Reserve are recommended for approval by the Treasurer of the States, taking into account comments from the Principal Accountable Officer (PAO), prior to submission to the Minister for approval. The Investment Appraisal Team has reviewed the business case for this request and recommended it for approval. Following this review the Treasurer, after seeking comments from the PAO, recommends that the Minister allocates funding from the General Reserve. This has been circulated to the Council of Ministers in accordance with the requirements of the policy.

Resource Implications: Various departments’ revenue heads of expenditure, as outlined in the written report, to increase by up to £1,014,865 in 2022 and the General Reserve – Restructuring to decrease by an identical amount. Unspent balances in the General Reserve – Restructuring in 2021 were made available in 2022 as part of the End of Year Flexibility Ministerial Decision. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Government Plan 2021-24.

 

Action Required: The Head of Financial Governance to advise the Acting Head of Finance Business Partnering for T&E, COO and OCE that this decision is approved.

Signature:

 

 

Signed By: Minister for Treasury and Resources

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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