Budget transfers to Health and Social Services and Home Affairs relating to 2009 pandemic flu

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A decision made 15 February 2010 regarding: Budget transfers to Health and Social Services and Home Affairs relating to 2009 pandemic flu.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2010-0018
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of funds in respect of preparations for Pandemic Flu		Date of Decision Summary:	5 February 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Acting Finance Director– Corporate Group		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Transfer of funds in respect of expenditure on preparations for Pandemic Influenza in 2009		Date of Written Report:	5 February 2010
Written Report Author:	Acting Finance Director– Corporate Group		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of funding to Health and Social Services and Home Affairs to reimburse these departments for 2009 expenditure on preparations for pandemic flu.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the following transfers totalling £1,399,000 from the contingency fund for expenditure incurred in 2009 in preparing for the influenza pandemic H1N1. £826,000 to Health and Social Services from the monies made available under Article 16 by P174/2009 £7,000 to Home Affairs from the monies made available under Article 16 by P174/2009 £566,000 to Health and Social Services from the Section 11(8) monies made available by P67/2008 (originally H5N1)
Reason(s) for Decision: Reimbursement of Health and Social Services for total expenditure incurred of £1,392,000 of expenditure non-recurrently in preparing for pandemic influenza in the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009. Reimbursement of £7,000 spent by Home Affairs in establishing a command centre for the management of a pandemic.
Resource Implications: £1,399,000 of non-recurring expenditure incurred in 2009 by Health and Social Services and Home Affairs.
Action required: Implementation of the budget transfers between the contingency fund and departments as described in the accompanying report.
Signature:		Position: Deputy E. J. Noel, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: