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A decision made 22 July 2010 regarding: Historical child abuse enquiry - funding of unbudgeted costs April - June 2010.

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2010-0050
Decision Summary Title:	Historical Child Abuse Enquiry – Unbudgeted Costs for the Period 1 April – 30 June 2010		Date of Decision Summary:	11 July 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Historical Child Abuse Enquiry – Unbudgeted Costs for the Period 1 April – 30 June 2010		Date of Written Report:	9 July 2010
Written Report Author:	Finance Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Funding of the unbudgeted costs in respect of the Historical Child Abuse Enquiry for the period April - June 2010.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to request the Minister for Treasury and Resources to transfer funds to the value of £221,500 from the Treasury and Resources Department to the Home Affairs Department in respect of the unbudgeted costs of the Historical Child Abuse Enquiry for the period 1 April – 30 June 2010.
Reason(s) for Decision: In order to reimburse the Home Affairs Department with the unbudgeted costs of the Historical Child Abuse Enquiry for the period 1 April – 30 June 2010 following the States approval of P83/2009 on 14 July 2009.
Resource Implications: Other than those detailed in the accompanying report there are no further financial or manpower implications.
Action required: The Treasury and Resources Department to action the appropriate budget transfers following receipt of the required financial details.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Historical child abuse enquiry - funding of unbudgeted costs April - June 2010

Home Affairs Department Report for Minister
Subject:	Historical Child Abuse Enquiry – Unbudgeted Costs for the Period 1 April - 30 June 2010
Date:	9 July 2010

Author:	Finance Director

Introduction

The purpose of this report is to:

(i) advise the Minister of the unbudgeted costs incurred by the Home Affairs Department in respect of the Historical Child Abuse Enquiry (HCAE);

(ii) ask the Minister to request the Minister for Treasury and Resources to transfer funds to the value of £221,500 from the Treasury and Resources Department to the Home Affairs Department in respect of the unbudgeted costs of the HCAE for the period 1 April – 30 June 2010.

Background

2008 Costs

Following the Statement made by the Chief Minister on 26 February 2008 regarding the police investigation into historical child abuse in the Island the States approved amended Proposition P91/2008, Historic Child Abuse Enquiry: Funding, on 8 September 2008. The proposition asked the States to permit the withdrawal of up to an additional £7,500,000 from the consolidated fund to be reallocated for the net revenue expenditure of a number of departments in order to fund the HCAE. The amount of £7.5 million included £4,521,700 in respect of the Home Affairs Department. The unbudgeted costs incurred by the States of Jersey Police in 2008 were £4,521,999.

2009 Costs

The unbudgeted expenditure incurred by the States of Jersey Police in respect of the HCAE for the period 1 January – 31 December 2009 was £2,305,515 compared to the original forecast amount of £2,500,500. Funding was provided through P83/2009, Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005: Funding Requests under Article 11(8), which included £4,250,000 funding for the HCAE of which £2,500,500 was attributable to the Home Affairs Department. The proposition was adopted by the States on 14 July 2009.

Costs and Funding in 2010

Actual Costs to 30 June 2010

As in previous years no provision has been made within the States of Jersey or Home Affairs Department budgets for the unbudgeted costs incurred in respect of the HCAE in 2010. Funding will be provided from the balance of funds held by the Treasury and Resources Department from P91/2008 and P83/2009. As stated in P83/2009 funding will only be made available to departments by public Ministerial Decision of the Minister for Treasury and Resources based on documented evidence of actual additional costs incurred as a result of the Historic Child Abuse Enquiry.

Unbudgeted costs for the period 1 January – 31 March 2010 were received from the Treasury and Resources Department following receipt of Ministerial Decision MD-HA-2010-0004

Unbudgeted costs for the period 1 April 2010 – 30 June 2010 were £221,500 and it is now necessary for the Minister to request reimbursement of these costs as detailed in Table 1 below. The costs include provision for the Acting Deputy Chief Officer of Police as his appointment was required as a result of the Deputy Chief Officer of Police ‘acting up’ following the suspension of the Chief Officer of Police.

Table 1

	Expenditure 1/1/10 – 31/3/10 Reimbursed following MD-HA-2010-0004	Expenditure 1/4/10 – 30/6/10	Expenditure 1/1/10 – 30/6/10	2010 Full Year Forecast Costs
	£’000	£’000	£’000	£’000
Staff	99.9	133.3	233.2	521.0
Other Costs including: Forensics, Travel and Accommodation	43.3	88.2	131.5	281.0
Total	143.2	221.5	364.7	802.0

2010 Forecast Costs

Based on the Resourcing Plan prepared by the Deputy Senior Investigating Officer financial forecasts have been prepared for 2010 and are shown in Table 1 above. The forecasts have been endorsed by the Police Gold Command Group.

Total Costs

The total unbudgeted costs incurred by the States of Jersey Police in respect of the HCAE since its commencement in 2007 to 30 June 2010 are £7,237,100 as detailed in Table 2 below.

Table 2

	2007 £’000	2008 £’000	2009 £’000	2010 £’000 (1/1 – 30/6)	Total Expenditure £’000

Staff	18.2	1,127.1	1,582.8	233.2	2,961.3
Forensics	-	256.1	7.6	0.5	264.2
Travel, Accommodation and Subsistence	14.2	1,044.0	556.7	136.4	1,751.3
Other Costs	12.5	2,094.8	158.4	(5.4)	2,260.3
Total	44.9	4,522.0	2,305.5	364.7	7,237.1

Recommendations

It is recommended that the Minister:

(i) notes the unbudgeted costs incurred by the Home Affairs Department in respect of the HCAE;

(ii) requests the Minister for Treasury and Resources to transfer funds to the value of £221,500 from the Treasury and Resources Department to the Home Affairs Department in respect of the unbudgeted costs of the HCAE for the period 1 April – 30 June 2010.