Budget transfer from Restructuring Provision within Contingency to Public Sector Reform Programme

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A decision made 18 April 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2016-0015
Decision Summary Title:	Restructuring Provision Bid		Date of Decision Summary:	4th April 2016
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:	Restructuring Provision Bid – Workforce Modernisation, Engagement, Leadership Development, PSR Portfolio Office and Lean.		Date of Written Report:	4th April 2016
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: A non-recurring budget transfer of £1,377,978 in 2016 from the Restructuring Provision within Contingency to the Public Sector Reform Programme.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a non-recurring budget transfer of £1,377,978 in 2016 from the Restructuring Provision to the Chief Minister’s Department revenue head of expenditure to fund the Public Sector Reform Programme.
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 Contingency Allocation Policy published by the Minister for Treasury and Resources (R.10/2012) states that all requests for Allocation from Contingency will be considered by the Council of Ministers. On the 27th January 2016 the Council of Ministers considered a report outlining the funding requirements in 2016 for Workforce Modernisation, Engagement and Leadership Development within the Public Sector Reform Programme together with funding for the complete Public Sector Reform Programme. The Council of Ministers has acknowledged that investment will be needed to ensure Public Sector Reform is successful. Furthermore, funds have been identified and approved in the Medium Term Financial Plan and the Council of Ministers approved these requests at its meeting.
Resource Implications: The CMD revenue head of expenditure will increase by £1,377,978 in 2016 and the Restructuring Provision element of Contingency will decrease by the same amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2016 in the Medium Term Financial Plan.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to advise Finance Manager – Corporate Group that this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: