Budget Transfer: From Jersey Property Holdings to Education, Sport and Culture (Youth Project facilities as St John's Recreation Centre)

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A decision made on 8 December 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2014-0030
Decision Summary Title:	Budget transfer from Jersey Property Holdings to fund extension to Youth Project facilities at St John’s Recreation Centre		Date of Decision Summary:	10th November 2014
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:	Budget transfer from Jersey Property Holdings to part fund extension to Youth Project facilities at St John’s Recreation Centre		Date of Written Report:	10th November 2014
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Budget transfer from Treasury and Resources (T&R) (Jersey Property Holdings) (JPH) to Education, Sport and Culture (ESC) in order that a grant can be made to fund an extension to Youth Project facilities at St John’s Recreation Centre.
Decision(s): The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture approved a non-recurring budget transfer of £170,000 from T&R (JPH) Grainville School Phase 4 capital head of expenditure to ESC revenue head of expenditure in order that a grant can be made to fund extension to Youth Project facilities at St John’s Recreation Centre.
Reason(s) for Decision: St John’s Recreation Centre is presently undertaking a programme of improvement works with costs to date of £800,000 being met from various fundraising initiatives. The final phase involves an extension to the Youth Project facilities at an estimated cost of £220,000 and will be funded by an ESC grant, of which £170,000 will be funded by a transfer from Jersey Property Holdings. Article 18(1) (c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure. Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure with no financial limit where the transfer is solely to ensure that financial transactions are accurately reflected in the States’ Accounts in accordance with GAAP or an Order made under Article 32 of the Law. Under Financial Direction 3.6 and the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005, the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources is required for any variations to heads of expenditure.
Resource Implications: The ESC revenue head of expenditure will increase by £170,000 in 2014 and the T&R (JPH) Grainville School Phase 4 capital head of expenditure will decrease by an identical amount in 2014. This is a non-recurring transfer and does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2014.
Action required: The Minister for ESC to request the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources for this budget transfer.
Signature:		Position: Deputy Rod Bryans, Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: