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A decision made to comment on Speeding Fines: Allocation of Funds to Parishes P156/2005 Amendment.

Subject:	Speeding Fines : Allocation of Funds to Parishes P156/2005 Amendment
Decision Reference:	MD-TR-2006-0012	Exempt clause(s):		N/A
Type of Report: (oral or written)	written	Person Giving Report (if oral):		N/A
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?	N/A	Report File ref:		JS/1/23/1/06
Written Report – Title	Speeding Fines: Allocation of Funds to Parishes P156/2005 - Amendment	Written report - author		Jane Strecker
Decision(s): The Minister decided to comment as follows: ‘Ultimately all income which either P156/2005 or this amendment would attribute to Parishes will amount to a loss of States revenue and hence reduce the funding available for the delivery of other services.’
Reason(s) for decision: To inform the States debate on 31st January 2006 regarding the financial and manpower implications of an amendment to the Report and Proposition P156/2005.
Action required: Jane Strecker to inform States Greffe to present the comment to the States.
Signature: (Minister/ Assistant Minister)			Date of Decision:

Speeding Fines - Allocation to Parishes p156/2005 Amendment.

TREASURY AND RESOURCES MINISTER

SPEEDING FINES: ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO PARISHES

(p156/2005) - aMENDMENT

1. Purpose of Report

1.1. To provide a comment on the financial and manpower implications of the Report and Proposition P156/2005 – Amendment

2. Background

2.1. The Report and Proposition P156/2005 proposes that when a fine for driving at excess speed is levied by the Honorary Police then one half of the fine should be for the benefit of the parish the offence was committed.

2.2. The amendment to the Report and Proposition P156/2005 proposes that the total of all speeding fines should be retained by the Parish, where the offence was committed, in order to offset costs incurred for the Honorary Police for policing the roads.

3. Comments

3.1. The costs of appropriate training, equipment and insurance to run the Honorary Police service have increased significantly in recent years and are currently being funded by Parish ratepayers. The amendment proposes that the total income from speeding fines should be retained by the Parish to offset against these costs.

3.2. An estimate of £32,354 has been provided in the Report for 2004/2005 as being the total proportion of income for fines awarded for the benefit of the Crown. If the amended proposition is approved the proposal is that the loss of revenue to the Crown will be limited to approximately £30,000 per annum.

3.3. There will be no manpower implications for the amendment to the Report and Proposition P156/2005.

4. Recommendation

4.1. The Minister decided to comment as follows:

‘The States has not budgeted for this loss of income and if this amendment is approved then compensatory savings in service areas would need to be identified in any future resource allocation process.’

5. Reason for Decision

5.1. To inform the States debate on 31st January 2006 regarding the financial and manpower implications of an amendment to the Report and Proposition P156/2005.

States Treasury Corporate Finance

27 January, 2006 for Decision Meeting 23/01/2006