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Budget Transfer: Unspent Capital Budgets to Central Contingencies and Orchard House

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A decision made on 21 September 2018

Decision Reference:  MD-T-2018-0048

Decision Summary Title :

Transfer of Unspent Capital Budgets to Central Contingencies

Date of Decision Summary:

18 September 2018

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 :

Transfer of Unspent Capital Budgets to Central Contingencies

Date of Written Report:

18 September 2018

Written Report Author:

Finance Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:  A non-recurring budget transfer of £2,975,683.24 from the capital heads of expenditure listed below; £2,475,683.24 will be transferred to Central Contingencies and the remaining £500,000 will be transferred to the Orchard House Capital Head of Expenditure (FA0MF18017).

 

Project

Head of Expenditure

Unspent Capital
£

St Martin

F0000C3315

183.50

Prison Improvement Phase 4

FA0BP11006

42,091.23

Children's Homes

FA0MF13023

1,080,358.79

Autism Support Unit

FA0MF14008

179,668.24

Refurb of Sandybrook

FA0MF14024

1,669,743.50

South La Collette Reclamation

Q0000C0393

2,020.79

Sludge Thickener Project

Q00BP11004

1,617.19

Total

 

2,975,683.24

 

 

Decision(s):  The Minister approved a non-recurring transfer of £2,975,683.24 from the capital heads of expenditure listed above to Central Contingencies; £2,475,683.24 will be transferred to Central Contingencies and the remaining £500,000 will be transferred to the Orchard House Capital Head of Expenditure (FA0MF18017).

 

Reason(s) for Decision:  Article 18(1A) 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 transferred from the head of expenditure to contingency expenditure, within or after the end of the relevant financial year.

 

As per Article 18(1C) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 the Minister for Treasury and Resources shall consult the Minister responsible for the Heads of Expenditure listed above.

 

Resource Implications:  This decision will result in the listed capital heads of expenditure decreasing by £2,975,683.24 with Central Contingencies increasing by £2,475,683.24 and the Orchard House Capital Head of Expenditure (FA0MF18017) increasing by £500,000. 

 

Action required:  Department for Infrastructure Finance Manager to let Treasury and Resources Business Support team know that the decision has been signed.

 

Signature:

 

 

 

Position:

 

 

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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