Budget transfer relating to return of pandemic flu and historic child abuse enquiry funding to consolidated fund

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A decision made 24 January 2011 regarding: Budget transfer relating to return of pandemic flu and historic child abuse enquiry funding to consolidated fund.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2011-0007
Decision Summary Title:	Return of Pandemic Flu and Historic Child Abuse Enquiry funding to the Consolidated Fund		Date of Decision Summary:	13th January 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Return of Pandemic Flu and Historic Child Abuse Enquiry funding to the Consolidated Fund		Date of Written Report:	13th January 2011
Written Report Author:	Decision Support Officer		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The return of a portion of the remaining funds for both Pandemic Flu preparations and the Historic Child Abuse Enquiry (HCAE), currently held in Treasury and Resources Department (T&R) contingency funds, to the consolidated fund.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a budget transfer in 2010 of £1,162,015 from the appropriate T&R contingency fund to the consolidated fund, representing a portion of the remaining funds originally allocated by the States and the Council of Ministers for Pandemic Flu preparations. The Minister also approved a budget transfer in 2010 of £346,416 from the appropriate T&R contingency fund to the consolidated fund, representing a portion of the remaining funds originally allocated by the States for HCAE.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 15(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 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.
Resource Implications: The appropriate T&R contingency fund balances to decrease by £1,162,015 and £346,416 respectively, and the balance of the consolidated fund to increase by £1,508,431. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2010.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to inform the Head of Financial Performance Reporting that the budget transfers have been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: