MRI Scanner: Funding for replacement

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A decision made on 25 April 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-HSSD-2016-0031
Decision Summary Title :	Funding for replacement MRI Scanner		Date of Decision Summary:	2nd April 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Planning Accountant		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Increase in Revenue Budgets and Revenue to Capital Transfer		Date of Written Report:	2nd April 2016
Written Report Author:	Assistant Director of Finance – Planning		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Approval to increase the revenue income and expenditure budgets within Health and Social Services (H&SS) and the transfer from revenue to the Replacement MRI Scanner (J00MF15025) capital head of expenditure.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the creation of up to £750,000 additional income and expenditure budgets within the Health and Social Services revenue head of expenditure, and the subsequent internal budget transfer in 2016 of up to £750,000 from the Health and Social Services revenue head of expenditure to the MRI scanner capital head of expenditure, as detailed in the attached report.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 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 transferred from a revenue head of expenditure to a capital head of expenditure, or vice versa, in order to comply with accounting standards issued for the purposes of Article 32(2). Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between revenue and capital heads of expenditure (and vice versa) with no financial limit where the transfer is solely to ensure that financial transactions are accurately reflected in the States’ Accounts in accordance with accounting standards issued under Article 32(2) of the Law.
Resource Implications: The Health and Social Services revenue head of expenditure will show an additional income budget of up to £750,000 and an additional expenditure budget of up to £750,000, a net nil change. This expenditure budget will subsequently be transferred to the Replacement MRI Scanner (J00MF15025) capital head of expenditure, increasing it by up to £750,000 and reducing the Health and Social Services revenue head of expenditure by up to £750,000.
Action required: The Assistant Director of Finance (H&SS) to request the approval of the Treasury Minister or Treasurer in accordance with Finance Direction 3.6 for the transfer as described above.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):