Budget transfer from Home Affairs to Central Contingencies

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A decision made 9 November 2017

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2017-0081

Decision Summary Title:

Transfer of Unspent Minor Capital Budgets to Central Contingencies

Date of Decision Summary:

8 November 2017

Decision Summary Author:

Finance Director

Community and Constitutional Affairs

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title:

Transfer of Unspent Minor Capital Budgets to Central Contingencies

Date of Written Report:

8 November 2017

Written Report Author:

Finance Director

Community and Constitutional Affairs

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Qualified Exempt: Article 35 Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011

Subject:

A non recurring budget transfer of £336,000 from the Community and Constitutional Affairs Minor Capital Head of expenditure (DH0MC10006), to Central Contingencies.

Decision(s):

The Minister approved a non recurring budget transfer of £336,000 from the Community and Constitutional Affairs Minor Capital Head of expenditure (DH0MC10006), to Central Contingencies.

Reason(s) for Decision:

Article 18(1A) 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 transferred from the head of expenditure to contingency expenditure, within or after the end of the relevant financial year.

Article 18(2)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that a transfer described in paragraph (1A) must also be approved by the Minister responsible to the States for the administration of the relevant States funded body.

Following the shortfall of funding available in the Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund (COCF) to allocate to the Prison Masterplan Phase 6 as part of the 2018 Capital programme, it is proposed that the unspent amount be returned to central contingencies to re-allocate to Phase 6 of the Prison Masterplan to enable the project to commence without further delays.

Resource Implications:

The decision will result in the Community and Constitutional Affairs Minor Capital Head of Expenditure (DH0MC10006) decreasing by £336,000 and Central Contingencies increasing by the same amount.

This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2017 in the Medium Term Financial Plan.

Action required:

The Community and Constitutional Affairs Finance Director to advise the Treasury and Resources Business Support team that the decision has been signed.

Signature:

Position:

Minister for Home Affairs

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):