Budget transfer from Restructuring Provision to Health and Social Services: Review of System Wide Governance

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A decision made 18 November 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2016-0099
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer from Restructuring Provision to HSSD for a Review of System Wide Governance		Date of Decision Summary:	17th November 2016
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:	Transfer from Restructuring Provision to HSSD for a Review of System Wide Governance		Date of Written Report:	17th November 2016
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Non-recurring budget transfer in 2016 from the Restructuring Provision to the Health and Social Services Department (HSSD) revenue head of expenditure in respect of a Review of System Wide Governance.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a non-recurring budget transfer in 2016 of £100,000 to the HSSD revenue head of expenditure from the Restructuring Provision.
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 of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year. The aim of the project is to bring forward a Business Case for the Organisational Reform of Health and Social Services, which captures the need for new and inclusive Governance. Funding was approved by the Council of Ministers on 20th April 2016. A decision was signed by the Minister for Health and Social Services (MD- HSS-2016-0052) on 21st October 2016.
Resource Implications: The Restructuring Provision to decrease by £100,000 in 2016 and the Health and Social Services Department revenue head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount. This decision does not result in any overall increase or decrease in the net expenditure of the States of Jersey, as approved in the MTFP 2016-2019.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to advise the Management Accountant – HSSD once this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: