Funding of the Home Affairs Department's overspend on Court and Case costs in 2008.

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A decision made (28/01/2009) regarding: Funding of the Home Affairs Department's overspend on Court and Case costs in 2008.

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2009-0007
Decision Summary Title :	Funding of the Home Affairs Department’s overspend on Court and Case costs in 2008.		Date of Decision Summary:	26 January 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Liz Middleton, Finance Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Liz Middleton, Finance Director
Written Report Title :			Date of Written Report:
Written Report Author:			Written Report : Public or Exempt?
Subject: Funding of the Home Affairs Department’s overspend on Court and Case costs in 2008.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to accept a transfer of funds from the Treasury and Resources Minister (on behalf of the Law Officers Department) of £291,264 to meet the overspend on Home Affairs court and case costs budgets in 2008.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Home Affairs Department does not have the budget to meet the full cost of court and case costs for the States of Jersey Police and Customs and Immigration. In 2008 there is a shortfall for the States of Jersey Police of £603,400 and £144,189 for the Customs and Immigration Service, making a total of £747,589. As in previous years it has been agreed that any over spend on the Home Affairs court and case costs budgets will be met. In 2008 £456,325 will be met from the Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund and £ 291,264 from the Treasury and Resources Department following the consolidation of budgets from non Ministerial Departments. (Treasury and Resources MD-TR-2009-0012 refers.)
Resource Implications: As above
Action required: The Finance Director to notify the Treasurer of the States in accordance with Financial Direction 3.6 – Variations to Heads of Expenditure.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):