Budget transfers in respect of Historic Child Abuse Enquiry.

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A decision made (18/08/2008) regarding: Budget transfers in respect of Historic Child Abuse Enquiry.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2008-0086
Decision Summary Title:	Budget transfers in respect of Historic Child Abuse Enquiry		Date of Decision Summary:	5th August 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Kevin Hemmings 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:	Budget transfers in respect of Historic Child Abuse Enquiry		Date of Written Report:	5th August 2008
Written Report Author:	Kevin Hemmings Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Budget transfers in respect of Historic Child Abuse Enquiry
Decision(s): The Minister approved the temporary transfers from the Police Relocation capital head of expenditure to the following revenue heads of expenditure to reimburse actual expenditure incurred on the Historic Child Abuse Enquiry up to 30th June 2008: Health and Social Services - £124,000 Home Affairs - £2,579,000 Economic Development - £210,000 Chief Minister’s - £47,417 Total - £2,960,417
Reason(s) for Decision: The Public Finance (Jersey Law 2005 and financial direction 3.6 require the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve significant transfers between revenue and capital heads of expenditure and to report such transfers to the States twice yearly. As the States had insufficient time to debate P91/2008 (Historic Child Abuse Enquiry – Funding) prior to the summer recess this left accounting officers exposed in terms of their legal duty not to overspend their heads of expenditure. Pending States consideration of the R&P at the 8th September sitting, the Minister for Treasury and Resources has agreed to make temporary transfers from the Police Relocation capital budget to the revenue heads of expenditure of a number of departments. Should the States approve P91/2008 the Police Relocation budget will be reimbursed. Should the States not approve P91/2008 then additional funding will need to be sought in the 2009 or 2010 Business Plan process to reimburse the Police Relocation capital budget.
Resource Implications: Other than those detailed in the report there are no further financial or manpower Implications.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to ensure that the necessary transfers are effected.
Signature:		Position: Senator T A Le Sueur, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed: 18th August 2008		Date of Decision: 18th August 2008