Budget transfer to Chief Minister's Department from Economic and Productivity Growth Drawdown Provision (EPGDP) within Central Contingencies for Data Protection and Digital Jersey Hub

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A decision made 19 August 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2016-0070
Decision Summary Title:	EPGDP Funding Request.		Date of Decision Summary:	19th August 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:	EPGDP Funding Request.		Date of Written Report:	19th August 2016
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager - Corporate Group		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Non-recurring budget transfers of up to £177,166 in 2016, up to £177,050 in 2017 and up to £77,050 in 2018 to the Chief Minister’s Department revenue head of expenditure in respect of funding from the Economic and Productivity Growth Drawdown Provision (EPGDP) within Central Contingencies.
Decision(s): The Minister approved non-recurring budget transfers of up to £177,166 in 2016, up to £177,050 in 2017 and up to £77,050 in 2018 to the Chief Minister’s Department revenue head of expenditure in respect of funding from the EPGDP within Central Contingencies for CMD 01 – Additional Funding for Data Protection and CMD 02 - Digital Jersey hub.
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 expenditure to heads of expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year. On the recommendation of the EPGDP Officer Group on Tuesday 26th July 2016, the Economic Policy Political Oversight Group (EPPOG), a sub-group of the Council of Ministers, recommended that the Minister for Treasury and Resources should approve funding from the EPGDP within Central Contingencies in respect of proposals for CMD01 – Additional funding for Data Protection and CMD02 – Digital Jersey hub. This funding is required from the EPGDP within Central Contingencies for CMD Data Protection and Digital Jersey projects. A decision, MD-C-2016-0100 was signed by the Chief Minister on 19th August 2016.
Resource Implications: The CMD revenue head of expenditure will increase by up to £177,166 in 2016, up to £177,050 in 2017 and up to £77,050 in 2018 and Central Contingences will decrease by the same amounts. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2016, 2017 and 2018 in the Medium Term Financial Plan.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to advise the Finance Manager – Corporate Group once this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: