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Budget transfer from Central Contingencies to Judicial Greffe: Tribunal Service - Re-location

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A decision made 24 August 2017:

Decision reference: MD-TR-2017-0107

Decision Summary Title:

Contingency Funding – Tribunal Service Relocation Costs

Date of Decision Summary:

14th August 2017

Decision Summary Author:

Head of Decision Support

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Contingency Funding - Tribunal Service Relocation Costs

Date of Written Report:

14th August 2017

Written Report Author:

Head of Decision Support

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

The allocation of up to £272,000 from Central Contingencies in 2017 to the Judicial Greffe for the costs associated with the re-location of the Tribunal Service.

Decision(s):

The Treasury and Resources Minister approved the allocation of up to £272,000 in 2017 from Central Contingencies to the Judicial Greffe for the costs associated with the re-location of the Tribunal Service.

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 or the insurance fund of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year.

 

The current Contingency Allocation Policy (published as R.10/2012) sets the requirement for all allocations from Contingency to be considered by the Council of Ministers prior to submission to the Minister for approval. This allocation was approved as part of the 2016 year end carry forwards request (MD-TR-2017-0068).

Resource Implications:

The Judicial Greffe revenue head of expenditure to increase by up to £272,000 in 2017 and Central Contingencies to decrease by the same amount.

 

This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Medium Term Financial Plan 2016 to 2019.

Action required:

The Head of Decision Support to advise the Finance Manager of the Corporate Group that this decision is approved.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Senator A J H Maclean

Minister for Treasury and Resources

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision:

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