Budget Transfer to Education Department: Jerriais Teaching in Schools

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A decision made on 22 December 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2016-0069
Decision Summary Title :	Budget Transfers for the Funding of Teaching Jèrriais in Schools		Date of Decision Summary:	21 December 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Deputy Chief Executive		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Budget Transfers for the Funding of Teaching Jèrriais in Schools		Date of Written Report:	21 December 2016
Written Report Author:	Deputy Chief Executive		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Various one off budget transfers for the funding of teaching Jèrriais in Jersey primary schools, following the approval by the States Assembly of the 2016 MTFP 7th Amendment. This Ministerial Decision supersedes MD-E-2016-0027.
Decision(s): The Assistant Minister approved the various one off budget transfers, as laid out in the attached written report, following the approval by the States Assembly of the 2016 MTFP 7th Amendment. This Ministerial Decision supersedes MD-E-2016-0027.
Reason(s) for Decision: Following the approval by the States Assembly of the 2016 MTFP 7th Amendment, the States Assembly decided to review the funding approach for the ongoing provision of Jèrriais teaching in Jersey primary schools. Following the debate, a different funding approach was adopted for the future teaching of Jèrriais involving the recruitment of a second teacher to be funded by the Chief Minister’s Department. As a consequence this Ministerial Decision is required to supersede MD-E-2016-0027. Article 18(1)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) 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 used for the purposes of another head of expenditure. Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.
Resource Implications: The EDTSC Jèrriais budget to decrease by the amounts laid out in the attached written report and the Department for Education budget to increase by an identical amount.
Action required: The Assistant Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture to seek approval from the Treasurer of the States for the transfers.
Signature: Deputy M J Norton		Position: Assistant Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)

Budget Transfer to Education Department: Jerriais Teaching in Schools

Ministerial Decision Written Report

Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture

VARIOUS ONE OFF BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR THE FUNDING OF TEACHING JERRIAIS IN JERSEY PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Purpose of Report

To enable the Assistant Minister to approve a number of one off budget transfers, as laid out below, following the approval by the States Assembly of the 2016 MTFP 7th Amendment. This Ministerial Decision supersedes MD-E-2016-0027.

Background

Following discussions between the Department for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture (EDTSC) and the Department for Education (ED), the Assistant Minister previously signed the Ministerial Decision MD-E-2016-0027 for the funding of teaching Jèrriais in Jersey primary schools.

A different approach for the ongoing provision has since been agreed. This Ministerial Decision supersedes MD-E-2016-0027.

3. Budget Transfers

The following budget transfers, subject to the agreement of a Service Level Agreement, are to occur from the EDTSC Jèrriais budget to the Department for Education:

£30,000 plus up to £54,121 which can be claimed against the cost of a Jerriais teacher’s salary in 2017

£30,000 plus up to £56,812 which can be claimed against the cost of a Jerriais teacher’s salary in 2018

£30,000 plus up to £59,380 which can be claimed against the cost of a Jerriais teacher’s salary in 2019

2020 and beyond will be addressed in the next MTFP.

4. Reason for Decision

Following the approval by the States Assembly of the 2016 MTFP 7th Amendment, the States Assembly decided to review the funding approach for the ongoing provision of Jèrriais teaching in Jersey primary schools.

Following the debate, a different funding approach was adopted for the future teaching of Jèrriais involving the recruitment of a second teacher to be funded by the Chief Minister’s Department. As a consequence this Ministerial Decision is required to supersede MD-E-2016-0027.

Article 18(1)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) 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 used for the purposes of another head of expenditure. Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.

Resource Implications

The EDTSC Jèrriais budget to decrease by the amounts laid out above and the Department for Education budget to increase by an identical amount.