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A decision made (15/06/2009) regarding: Skills Executive - Consolidation of Funding.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2009-0086
Decision Summary Title :	Skills Executive – consolidation of funding		Date of Decision Summary:	4 June 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Karen Plowright Assistant Accountant Financial Planning		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Skills Executive – consolidation of funding		Date of Written Report:	1 January 2009
Written Report Author:	Peter Robinson (Assistant Director – Finance. Education, Sport and Culture)		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Transfer of budgets to the Education, Sport and Culture Department from the Social Security and Economic Development Departments due to a reorganisation following the establishment of the Skills Executive.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a transfer of funds to the Education, Sport and Culture Department amounting to: £203,250 from the Social Security Department and £127,140 from the Economic Development Department, having noted that the Ministers of Economic Development, Social Security and Education, Sport and Culture had previously agreed the same (MD-E-2009-0003, MD-S-2009-0024, MD-ESC-2009-0004 refer).
Reason(s) for Decision: To ensure compliance with Financial Direction 3.6 and to ensure that the cash limits of Education, Sport and Culture, Social Security and Economic Development are accurate following the internal reorganisation since the relocation of the Careers Service to Huguenot House and the establishment of the Skills Executive.
Resource Implications: Education, Sport and Culture cash limit to increase by £330,390 and Social Security and Economic Development to decrease by £203,250 and £127,140 respectively in 2009.
Action required: Treasury to advise Finance Directors of each Department of Minister’s approval.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):