Budget Transfer: Central Contingency Funding for Jersey Heritage Coin Hoard

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A decision made 11th November 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2013-0022
Decision Summary Title:	Central Contingency Funding allocation to Education, Sport and Culture to enable Jersey Heritage to acquire and restore the Coin Hoard		Date of Decision Summary:	23rd October 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Central Contingency Funding allocation to Education, Sport and Culture to enable Jersey Heritage to acquire and restore the Coin Hoard		Date of Written Report:	23rd October 2013
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Central Contingency (one-off) funding allocation to Education, Sport and Culture (ESC) to enable Jersey Heritage to acquire and restore approximately 70,000 iron age silver and copper alloy coins and other precious metal objects (“the Coin Hoard”) discovered in Grouville in June 2012.
Decision(s): The Minister for ESC requested that the Minister for Treasury and Resources (T&R) approve a budget transfer from Central Contingency (one-off) to the ESC revenue head of expenditure of £738,000 in 2013 to enable Jersey Heritage to acquire and restore the Coin Hoard.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorized to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure to heads of expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year. The Coin Hoard was discovered in Grouville in June 2012 and is regarded as important in heritage terms and of significance to Jersey internationally with joint exhibitions already planned with other jurisdictions. Such exhibitions would constitute a major public attraction for visitors and residents.
Resource Implications: The ESC revenue head of expenditure will increase by £738,000 in 2013 with Central Contingency (one-off) decreasing by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2013.
Action required: The Minister for ESC to seek approval from the Minister for Treasury and Resources in accordance with Financial Direction 4.3 – Contingency Allocations to heads of expenditure, for the above described budget transfer.
Signature:		Position: Deputy Patrick Ryan Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: