Chief Minister’s Department
Ministerial Decision Report
DAte 22nd June 2010
Transfer of RESOurces DIRECTORATE to TreasuRY AND Resources Department
1. Purpose of Report
To request that the Minister for Treasury and Resources approves the recurring transfer of £16,177,552 revenue budget and 148.5 manpower (FTE) in the 2011 Annual Business Plan from the Chief Minister’s Department to the Treasury and Resources Department, in order to establish the Resources Directorate within a single Department. This is subject to the approval of the Annual Business Plan and reflects the change in management accountability for Human Resources, Information Services and Corporate Resources Procurement to the Chief Officer – Resources. A separate Ministerial Decision to confirm the transfer of responsibility for Capital Heads of Expenditure in these areas will be made separately.
This decision replaces and rescinds the effects of MD-C-2010-0022.
2. Background
The Resources Directorate was established in May 2009, consisting of:
a. Jersey Property Holdings (as part of Treasury and Resources Department)
b. Human Resources (as part of Chief Minister’s Department)
c. Information Services Department (as part of Chief Minister’s Department, including Corporate Systems which was transferred from Treasury and Resources to the Chief Minister’s Department by MD-C-2010-0022)
d. Procurement (which was transferred from Treasury and Resources to the Chief Minister’s Department by MD-C-2010-0022)
e. Corporate Resources (as part of Chief Minister’s Department)
At present the Directorate exists across two Ministerial Departments, and in order to establish the Directorate within a single Department, the capital and revenue budgets for the Human Resources, Information Services Department and Procurement need to be transferred to the Treasury and Resources Department.
MD-C-2010-0022 reflected the change in management accountability for JDE Financial Systems (Systems) and Procurement to the Deputy Chief Executive/Chief Officer – Resources. It was recognised in that Decision that this was an “interim step towards the full establishment of the Resources Department which is likely to come under the Treasury and Resources Department from January 2011”.
This decision rescinds the previous MD-C-2010-0022.
3. Manpower and budget transfer
The table below sets out the detail of the budget and manpower transfers between the two departments.
<><> | 2011 Base Budget | CSR Savings | Capital /Revenue Transfer | 2011 Budget to Transfer | | 2011 Base FTE | CSR Savings | 2011 FTE to Transfer |
Information Services Dept. | 8,266,806 | (204,000) | 500,000 | 8,562,806 | | 94.7 | (3.0) | 91.7 |
Human Resources Dept. | 8,171,745 | (65,000) | | 8,106,745 | | 57.8 | (1.0) | 56.8 |
Corporate Resources | (492,000)<><> | | | (492,000) | | 0.0 | | 0.0 |
Total | 15,946,552 | (269,000) | 500,000 | 16,177,552 | | 152.5 | (4.0) | 148.5 |
The figures include the effects of 2011 provisions for pay and non-staff inflation, and have been calculated based on the savings currently proposed as part of the CSR process.
4. Recommendation
To establish budgets which follow lines of accountability for the Resources Directorate, it is recommended that the Minister for Treasury and Resources approves the budget and manpower transfers as detailed above and asks the Head of Financial Planning and Acting Finance Director, Corporate Group to reflect this decision in the 2011 Business Plan.
5. Reason for Decision
Under Financial Direction 3.6 “Variations of Heads of Expenditure”:
· All transfers between revenue heads of expenditure above £100,000 require the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources.
6. Resource Implications
There is no overall increase to States spending or manpower as a result of this decision.