Budget transfer from Central Contingencies to Bailiff Chambers: Liberation Day: Celebrations

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A decision made 6 October 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2017-0099
Decision Summary Title:	Central Contingency Funding – Liberation Day		Date of Decision Summary:	18th July 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:
Written Report Title:	Central Contingency Funding – Liberation Day		Date of Written Report:	18th July 2017
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager, Corporate Group		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Central Contingency funding for Liberation Day event to the Bailiff’s Chambers to provide certainty over full funding of the event in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the non-recurring transfers in 2017, 2018 and 2019 of up to £46,000 in each year from Central Contingencies to the Bailiff Chambers revenue head of expenditure for costs associated with the annual Liberation Day celebrations.
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.110/2017) sets the requirement for all allocations from Contingency over £100,000 to be considered by the Council of Ministers prior to submission to the Minister for approval. This request was originally made before that policy was revised. On 7th December 2016, the Council of Ministers agreed to the request to approve non-recurring funding in 2017, 2018 and 2019 of up to £46,000 in each year from Central Contingencies to the Bailiff’s Chambers for the full costs associated with the Liberation Day celebrations.
Resource Implications: The Bailiff Chambers’ revenue head of expenditure to increase by up to £46,000 in each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 and Central Contingencies to decrease by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for the period of the current MTFP 2017 to 2019.
Action required: The Head of Decision Support to notify the Finance Manager, Corporate Group that the decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: