Budget transfer to Health and Social Services from Home Affairs: Fire and Ambulance Combined Control Centre

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A decision made 7 October 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2013-0053
Decision Summary Title :	Budget Transfer to the Health and Social Services Department		Date of Decision Summary:	23 September 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Director Home Affairs		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Budget Transfer to the Health and Social Services Department		Date of Written Report:	23 September 2013
Written Report Author:	Finance Director Home Affairs		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of a capital budget from the Home Affairs Department to the Health and Social Services Department.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed a budget transfer of £43,749 from a Home Affairs Department’s capital head of expenditure to a Health and Social Services Department’s capital head of expenditure.
Reason(s) for Decision: Jersey Fire and Rescue Service’s contribution towards the proposed mobilising upgrade to the Fire and Ambulance Combined Control Centre.
Resource Implications: The Health and Social Services Department Minor Capital head of expenditure to increase by £43,749 and the Home Affairs Department Minor Capital head of expenditure to decrease by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States.
Action required: The Minister to seek the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources in accordance with Financial Direction 3.6 – Variations to Heads of Expenditure (Treasurer’s Delegation).
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Budget transfer to Health and Social Services from Home Affairs: Fire and Ambulance Combined Control Centre

Capital Budget Transfer to Health and Social Services

Home Affairs Department Report for Minister
Subject:	Budget Transfer to the Health and Social Services Department
Exempt Clause:		Date:	23 September 2013

Author:	Finance Director, Home Affairs

Introduction

The purpose of this report is to seek the Minister’s approval for a capital budget transfer of £43,749 from the Home Affairs Department’s Minor Capital head of expenditure to a Health and Social Services Department’s capital head of expenditure for the Jersey Fire and Rescue Service’s contribution towards the proposed mobilising upgrade to the Fire and Ambulance Combined Control Centre.

Background

The Chief Fire Officer has provided a briefing note to advise the Chief Officer of the proposed mobilising upgrade to the Fire and Ambulance Combined Control Centre and to request additional funding to support an upgrade of fire mobilising software. The briefing note is attached at Appendix A.

The Chief Officer has approved the additional funding and, as the project will be managed by the Health and Social Services Department, a budget transfer is required to fund the Jersey Fire and Rescue Service’s contribution towards the project.

The amount of the transfer includes a ten percent contingency which, if not required for the project, will be offset against future revenue costs.

The recurring annual revenue costs of £7,735 will be met from within the Home Affairs Department revenue head of expenditure.

Reason for Decision

Jersey Fire and Rescue Service’s contribution towards the proposed mobilising upgrade to the Fire and Ambulance Combined Control Centre.

Article 2(6) of the Public Finances (Transitional Arrangements) (Jersey) Order 2011 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 1.3 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between expenditure heads of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.

Resource Implications

The Home Affairs Department Minor Capital head of expenditure to decrease £43,749 and a Health and Social Services capital head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Minister:

(i) approves a capital budget transfer of £43,749 from the Home Affairs Department’s Minor Capital head of expenditure to a Health and Social Services Department’s capital head of expenditure for the Jersey Fire and Rescue Service’s contribution towards the proposed mobilising upgrade to the Fire and Ambulance Combined Control Centre;

(ii) seeks the approval of the Treasurer of the States in accordance with Financial Direction 3.6 – Variations to Heads of Expenditure (Treasurer’s Delegation).