Jersey Employment Tribunal Budget: Transfer to Judicial Greffe

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A decision made on 6 August 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2012-0061
Decision Summary Title :	DS Employment Tribunal budget transfer		Date of Decision Summary:	3 August 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Director, SSD		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Finance Director
Written Report Title :	N/A		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	N/A		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of Jersey Employment Tribunal budget from the Social Security Department to the Judicial Greffe.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to transfer from the Social Security Department to the Judicial Greffe an additional £45,000 for 2012 in respect of 2012 Employment Tribunal costs over and above those already transferred.
Reason(s) for Decision: To maintain the independence of the process from the Social Security Department, the role that supports the registration and administration of tribunals and appeals bodies established under Social Security, Income Support, Health and Safety and employment legislation was transferred to the Judicial Greffe in 2011. The budget assigned for its administration was permanently transferred at £168,300 with effect from 1 January 2011 to facilitate this (refer Social Security Minister’s Decision MD-S-2011-0023). This has been reviewed and found to be insufficient to cover the additional costs of running the service and added workload of members of the Tribunal requiring a further transfer of funds.
Resource Implications: A bid has been made by the Social Security Department into the MTFP for a recurring £50k for ongoing underfunding.
Action required: Transfer to be actioned by Finance Director, Social Security Department.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):