Budget Transfer: Jersey Employment Tribunal to Judicial Greffe

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A decision made 15 July 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2013-0065
Decision Summary Title :	Transfer of Jersey Employment Tribunal budget from Social Security to Judicial Greffe		Date of Decision Summary:	11 July 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Management Accountant, SSD		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Transfer of Jersey Employment Tribunal budget from Social Security to Judicial Greffe		Date of Written Report:	11 July 2013
Written Report Author:	Management Accountant, SSD		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of the Jersey Employment Tribunal budget of £45,000, £50,000, and £50,000 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively from the Social Security Department to the Judicial Greffe.
Decision(s): The Social Security Minister is recommended to approve a recurring budget transfer of £45,000, £50,000, and £50,000 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively from the Social Security Department to the Judicial Greffe.
Reason(s) for Decision: To maintain the independence of the process from the Social Security Department, the role that supports the registration and administration of tribunals and appeals bodies established under Social Security, Income Support, Health and Safety and employment legislation was transferred to the Judicial Greffe in 2011. The budget assigned for its administration was permanently transferred at £168,300 with effect from 1 January 2011 to facilitate this (refer Social Security Minister’s Decision MD-S-2011-0023). This has been reviewed and found to be insufficient to cover the additional costs of running the service and added workload of members of the Tribunal requiring a further transfer of funds.
Resource Implications: The Social Security Department’s revenue head of expenditure to decrease by £45,000, £50,000, and £50,000 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively and the Judicial Greffe revenue head of expenditure to increase by £45,000, £50,000, and £50,000 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively.
Action required: The SSD Director of Finance and Governance to notify the Head of Financial Control and Accounting, Treasury and the SSD Finance Manager that this decision has been approved. Copy of signed decision to be submitted to the Treasury Department.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Budget Transfer: Jersey Employment Tribunal to Judicial Greffe

Social Security Department

Ministerial Decision Report

Transfer of Jersey Employment Tribunal budget from Social Security to Judicial Greffe

Purpose of Report

To enable the Minister for Social Security Department to approve a budget transfer of £45,000, £50,000, and £50,000 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively from the Social Security Department to the Judicial Greffe. This represents a growth bid relating to the administration of the Jersey Employment Tribunal, with effect from 1st January 2013.

Background

The transfer of service from Social Security to Judicial Greffe originally occurred in 2011 under delegated decision TR-2011-DD43 with a recurring transfer of budget in 2012. However, at the time of transfer, insufficient budget was transferred from the Social Security Department owing to an increase in service demand, and it was agreed by both departments that a growth bid would be made by the Social Security Department in the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) to cover the shortfall.

The bid was approved in the MTFP and agreed that 2013 funding would be met from Central Contingencies and from growth in 2014 and 2015.

3. Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve a budget transfer of £45,000, £50,000, and £50,000 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively from the Social Security Department to the Judicial Greffe.

4. Reason for Decision

To provide a revenue budget to the Judicial Greffe to fund administration of the Jersey Employment Tribunal.

Resource Implications

The Social Security Department’s revenue head of expenditure to decrease by £45,000, £50,000, and £50,000 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively and the Judicial Greffe revenue head of expenditure to increase by £45,000, £50,000, and £50,000 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively.

Report author : Management Accountant, SSD

Document date : 7th July 2013