Budget transfer: Central Contingency funding for Brighter Futures 2014 deficit

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A decision made 26 January 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2016-0003
Decision Summary Title:	Brighter Futures 2014 Deficit Funding - Contingency draw down		Date of Decision Summary:	11th January 2016
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:	Brighter Futures 2014 Deficit Funding - Contingency draw down		Date of Written Report:	11th January 2016
Written Report Author:	Director, Social Policy		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt Article 35
Subject: Brighter Futures 2014 deficit funding - Contingency draw down
Decision(s): The Minister approved a non-recurring budget transfer of £13,886 from Contingency in 2016 to the Chief Minister’s Department (CMD) revenue head of expenditure in accordance with a decision taken by the Council of Ministers on 30 October 2013.
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 to heads of expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year. The Council of Ministers in their meeting on 30 October 2013 agreed to provide funding from Contingency to Brighter Futures to support its continued operation in 2014 and 2015. (Report no 1446/1(95)). The decision taken by the Council of Ministers was an exceptional decision made in light of the charity’s reported funding difficulties, which the charity is committed to resolve through the appointment of a dedicated Executive Officer. The Chief Minister, in accordance with the COM decision has requested that the Treasury Minister approves the transfer of £13,886 from Central Contingency in 2016 to support Brighter Futures in covering its 2014 funding shortfall. The Brighter Futures annual accounts (signed by their Board in December 2015) show a funding shortfall of £13,886 for 2014. The budget transfer of £13,886 from Contingency in 2016 would enable a grant of the same amount to be made to Brighter Futures to cover the 2014 shortfall. It should be noted that £13,886 is significantly less than the anticipated shortfall.
Resource Implications: The CMD revenue head of expenditure would increase by £13,886 in 2016 and the Central Contingency would decrease by the identical amount. This amount will then be paid as a grant to Brighter Futures.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to notify the CMD Finance Manager and the Director, Social Policy that the decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator Alan J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: