Budget transfers (2017, 2018 & 2019) from Central Contingency to Community and Constitutional Affairs Department: Vulnerable Children Initiatives

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A decision made 6 December 2016:

Ministerial decision reference : MD-HA-2016-0071
Decision summary title: Contingency Funding Request – Investment in initiatives that support vulnerable children.
Decision summary author	Director, Social Policy, Community and Constitutional Affairs Department	Is the decision summary public or exempt?		Public
Report title: Investment in initiatives that support vulnerable children.
Report author or name of person giving report	Director, Social Policy, Community and Constitutional Affairs Department	Is the report public or exempt?		Public
Decision and reason for the decision The Minister for Home Affairs requested the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve a budget transfer of up to £418,850 in 2017, up to £455,900 in 2018 and up to £455,900 in 2019 from Central Contingency to the Community and Constitutional Affairs Department revenue head of expenditure to support the delivery of three initiatives that support vulnerable children (children’s change programme; States of Jersey Police (SoJP) Public Protection Unit (PPU) growth and the development of a sexual assault referral centre). The MTFP2, as adopted by the States Assembly, includes the allocation of £1.65million per year from central contingencies for initiatives that support vulnerable children (£4,950,000 in total over the period from 2017 to 2019). The Council of Ministers on 9 November 2016 collectively agreed that the children’s change programme; SoJP PPU growth and development of a sexual assault referral centre should be allocated a proportion of those contingency monies. The Home Affairs Minister requested, therefore, that the Minister for Treasury and Resources approves the non-recurring budget transfers of up to £418,850 in 2017, up to £455,900 in 2018 and up to £455,900 in 2019 from central contingency to the Community and Constitutional Affairs Department revenue head of expenditure. 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 expenditure or the insurance fund of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year.
Resource implications The Community and Constitutional Affairs revenue head of expenditure to increase by up to £418,850 in 2017, up to £455,900 in 2018 and up to £455,900 in 2019 and central contingencies to decrease by identical amounts.
Action required The Community and Constitutional Affairs Finance Director to request the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources for this budget transfer.
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