Budget transfer: Central Contingency funding for Brighter Futures 2014 deficit

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A decision made 8 January 2016:

Ministerial decision reference MD-C-2016-0003
Decision summary title Central contingency draw down - Brighter Futures 2014 deficit funding
Decision summary author	Director, Social Policy	Is the decision summary public or exempt?		Public
Report title Central contingency draw down - Brighter Futures 2014 deficit funding
Report author or name of person giving report	Director, Social Policy	Is the report public or exempt?		Exempt - Qualified Exempt Article Number 35
Decision and reason for the decision The Chief Minister requested the Treasury Minister, in accordance with a decision taken by Council of Ministers on 30 October 2013, to agree to make a non-recurring budget transfer of £13,886 from Central Contingency in 2015 to the Chief Minister’s Department Revenue head of Expenditure. The Council of Ministers in its meeting on 30 October 2013 agreed to provide funding from the Central Contingency Fund to Brighter Futures to support its continued operation in 2014 and 2015. (Report no 1446/1(95)). The Brighter Futures annual accounts (signed by their Board in December 2015) show a funding shortfall on £13,886 for 2014. The Chief Minister requests the £13,886 budget transfer from Central Contingency in 2015 in order that a payment of the same amount can be made to Brighter Futures to cover that 2014 shortfall. The Chief Minister notes that: £13,886 is significantly less than the anticipated shortfall; in accordance with the COM decision, additional contingency monies may also be transferred in order to support any 2015 Brighter Futures shortfall; the decision taken by the Council of Ministers was an exceptional decision made in light of the charity’s reported funding difficulties, which the charity is committed to resolve through the appointment of a dedicated Executive Officer.
Resource implications The Chief Minister’s Department’s revenue head of expenditure would increase by £13,886 in 2016 and the Central Contingency would decrease by the identical amount.
Action required CMD Finance Manager to inform Treasury of the decision.
Signature			Position Senator I J Gorst Chief Minister

Date signed			Effective date of the decision