Primary Care Model Development 2013: Budget Transfer from Social Security

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A decision made on 10 January 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-HSSD-2013-0001
Decision Summary Title :	Budget transfer from Social Security Department in 2012 for 2013 Primary Care Model Development		Date of Decision Summary:	2nd January 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director of Finance		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 Social Security Department in 2012 for 2013 Primary Care Model Development		Date of Written Report:	20th December 2012
Written Report Author:	Assistant Director of Finance		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: A 2012 non-recurring budget transfer of £300,000 from the Social Security Department to Health and Social Services Department revenue head of expenditure to fund 2013 work to develop a new model of Primary Care.
Decision(s): The Minister accepted the transfer of £300,000 from the Social Security Department in December 2012. The Minister noted that the Health & Social Services Department would need to carry forward this sum through year end processes and in accordance with Financial Direction 6.1 to fund work to be done in 2013 to develop a new model of Primary Care as outlined in P82/2012. It was further noted that the Treasury & Resources Department are aware of the transfer at year end and have included the £300,000 as a carry forward sum for the Health & Social Services Department.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 2(6) of the Public Finances (Transitional Arrangements) (Jersey) Order 2011 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. Section 5.1 of Financial Direction 3.6 states that Departments wanting to transfer funds between heads of expenditure must obtain the approval of their Minister or of their Accounting Officer where a scheme of delegation exists.
Resource Implications: The Health & Social Services Department’s revenue head of expenditure to increase non-recurrently by £300,000 in 2012 and the Social Security Department’s revenue head of expenditure to decrease non-recurrently by the same amount. There is no overall increase to States spending as a direct result of this decision.
Action required: The Social Security Department seek the approval of their Minister to approve the budget transfer. The Minister for Treasury and Resources is requested to approve the transfer between the Social Security Department and the Health & Social Services Department The Treasury & Resources department transfer £300,000 non-recurrently in 2012 from the Social Security Department revenue head of expenditure to the Health & Social Services revenue head of expenditure.
Signature:		Position: Minister For Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: