Budget transfer from Restructuring Provision to Community and Constitutional Affairs: Police Mobile Technology Project

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A decision made 24 March 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2016-0043
Decision Summary Title:	Restructuring Provision Bid – States of Jersey Police Mobile Technology Project		Date of Decision Summary:	21st March 2017
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 – States of Jersey Police Mobile Technology Project		Date of Written Report:	21st March 2017
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt Article 35
Subject: A non-recurring budget transfer of £672,146 across the years 2017 and 2018 from the Restructuring Provision held within Contingency to the Community and Constitutional Affairs minor capital head of expenditure to fund the States of Jersey Police Mobile Technology Project (SMARTPolice). In addition the Minister is requested to approve the non-recurring budget transfer of £548,000 from the Community and Constitutional Affairs revenue head of expenditure, previously approved in Ministerial Decision MD-TR-2016-0037, to the Community and Constitutional Affairs minor capital head of expenditure.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to approve a non-recurring revenue budget transfer of £672,146 across the years 2017 and 2018 from the Restructuring Provision held within Contingency to the Community and Constitutional Affairs minor capital head of expenditure to fund the States of Jersey Police Mobile Technology Project (SMARTPolice). In addition the Minister approved the non-recurring budget transfer of £548,000 from the Community and Constitutional Affairs revenue head of expenditure, previously approved in Ministerial Decision MD-TR-2016-0037, to the Community and Constitutional Affairs minor capital head of expenditure.
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 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 9th December 2015 the Council of Ministers approved the States of Jersey Police bid of £1,445,000 from the Restructuring Provision for the Mobile Technology Project (SMARTPolice). The Council agreed funding of up to £773,000 in 2016 and “in principle” the request for funding of £529,800 in 2017 and £142,200 in 2018. At a subsequent Council of Ministers meeting on 8th February 2017 a funding request for £672,146 (being £529,823 in 2017 and £142,323 in 2018) was approved. The £672,146 is part of the total funding allocation of £1,445,000 for Mobile Technology Project (SMARTPolice) as approved by COM in December 2015. 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. In Ministerial Decision MD-TR-2016-0037 signed on 3rd May 2016 a non-recurring budget transfer of £773,000 in 2016 was approved from the Restructuring Provision held within Contingency to the Community and Constitutional Affairs revenue head of expenditure. Permission is now being requested by the Community and Constitutional Affairs Department for the non-recurring budget transfer of £548,000 from the Community and Constitutional Affairs revenue head of expenditure to the Community and Constitutional Affairs minor capital head of expenditure.
Resource Implications: This decision will result in the Community and Constitutional Affairs minor capital head of expenditure increasing by £672,146 across 2017 and 2018 and the Restructuring Provision, held within Contingency, to decrease by an identical amount. The £672,146 in total is proposed to be drawn down across the years 2017 and 2018 as £529,823 in 2017 and £142,323 in 2018. The amount for each year may be varied without exceeding the total amount for the two years. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2017 and 2018 in the Medium Term Financial Plan. In addition the Community and Constitutional Affairs revenue head of expenditure will decrease by £548,000 in 2017 and the Community and Constitutional Affairs minor capital head of expenditure will increase by an identical amount.
Action required: The Head of Decision Support to advise the Finance Director, Community and Constitutional Affairs once this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: