Budget transfer from Health and Social Services Department and Chief Minister's Department: Children's Service Pay Award

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A decision made on 23 August 2018

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2018-0116
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of funding between Health and Social Services department and Chief Minister’s Department for Children’s Service pay award		Date of Decision Summary:	22nd August 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:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Transfer of funding between Health and Social Services department and Chief Minister’s Department for Children’s Service pay award		Date of Written Report:	22nd August 2018
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: A recurring transfer of budget between Health and Social Services (H&SS) and the Chief Minister’s Department (CMD) for the pay award for the Children’s Service of £702,277.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the recurring transfer from 2018 of £702,277 from H&SS to CMD revenue heads of expenditure.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1)(c) 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 used for the purposes of another head of expenditure. Article 18(1B) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister shall, after consulting the Chief Minister and PAO, give the States Assembly at least 2 weeks’ notice before an amount is transferred under paragraph (1)(c). Article 18(1C) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that before giving notice under paragraph (1B), the Minister shall, in relation to any States funded body, consult the Minister responsible for that body. The Minister for Health and Social Services has been consulted. The Chief Minister and Principal Accountable Officer (PAO) have been consulted.
Resource Implications: The H&SS revenue head of expenditure to decrease by £702,277 in 2018 and 2019 and the CMD revenue head of expenditure to increase by £702,277 in 2018 and 2019. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Medium Term Financial Plan 2016-2019 and will be reflected in departmental base budgets in the next Medium Term Plan
Action required: Head of Decision Support to advise the Finance Director – Health and Social Services and Finance Director – Chief Minister’s Department once this decision has been approved. In accordance with Article 18 (1B) the Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for the attached report to be presented to the States at least 2 weeks before the transfer is concluded. After the expiry of 2 weeks following presentation to the States the transfer may be concluded.
Signature:		Position: Deputy S J Pinel, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: