Budget transfer from Central Contingencies to Education Department

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A decision made 9 December 2016:

Decision Reference: MD ED-2016-0029
Decision Summary Title:	EPGDP Funding Allocation EDU 01 -Skills Strategy		Date of Decision Summary:	01 December 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Careers and Student Finance		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	EPGDP Funding Allocation EDU 01 -Skills Strategy		Date of Written Report:	01 December 2016
Written Report Author:	Head of Careers and Student Finance		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: A non-recurring budget transfer of £40,000 in 2017 and 1.0 FTE in 2017 for 1 year to the Education Department revenue head of expenditure from the Economic and Productivity Growth Drawdown Provision (EPGDP) within Central Contingencies.
Decision(s): The Minister is recommended to receive a non-recurring budget transfer £40,000 in 2017 and 1.0 FTE in 2017 for 1 year to the Education Department revenue head of expenditure from the Economic and Productivity Growth Drawdown Provision (EPGDP) within Central Contingencies.
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. Article 18(3A) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister may approve the withdrawal from the consolidated fund, after the end of the relevant financial year, of all or part of the amount appropriated by a revenue head of expenditure.
Resource Implications: The Education Department revenue head of expenditure to increase by £40,000 in 2017 and 1.0 FTE in 2017 for 1 year. The Economic and Productivity Growth Drawdown Provision (EPGDP) within Central Contingencies to decrease by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2016 in the Medium Term Financial Plan.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to advise the Finance Officer – Corporate Group once this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Deputy R. Bryans Minister for Education
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: