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Budget Transfer: From Jersey Property Holdings to Education, Sport and Culture (Youth Project facilities as St John's Recreation Centre)

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A decision made on 8 December 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2014-0030

Decision Summary Title:

Budget transfer from Jersey Property Holdings to fund extension to Youth Project facilities at St John’s Recreation Centre

Date of Decision Summary:

10th November 2014

Decision Summary Author:

Finance Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Budget transfer from Jersey Property Holdings to part fund extension to Youth Project facilities at St John’s Recreation Centre

Date of Written Report:

10th November 2014

Written Report Author:

Finance Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Budget transfer from Treasury and Resources (T&R) (Jersey Property Holdings) (JPH) to Education, Sport and Culture (ESC) in order that a grant can be made to fund an extension to Youth Project facilities at St John’s Recreation Centre.    

Decision(s): The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture approved a non-recurring budget transfer of £170,000 from T&R (JPH) Grainville School Phase 4 capital head of expenditure to ESC revenue head of expenditure in order that a grant can be made to fund extension to Youth Project facilities at St John’s Recreation Centre.

Reason(s) for Decision: St John’s Recreation Centre is presently undertaking a programme of improvement works with costs to date of £800,000 being met from various fundraising initiatives. The final phase involves an extension to the Youth Project facilities at an estimated cost of £220,000 and will be funded by an ESC grant, of which £170,000 will be funded by a transfer from Jersey Property Holdings.

 

Article 18(1) (c) 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.

 

Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure with no financial limit where the transfer is solely to ensure that financial transactions are accurately reflected in the States’ Accounts in accordance with GAAP or an Order made under Article 32 of the Law.

 

Under Financial Direction 3.6 and the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005, the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources is required for any variations to heads of expenditure.

Resource Implications: The ESC revenue head of expenditure will increase by £170,000 in 2014 and the T&R (JPH) Grainville School Phase 4 capital head of expenditure will decrease by an identical amount in 2014. This is a non-recurring transfer and does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2014.

Action required: The Minister for ESC to request the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources for this budget transfer.

Signature:

Position: Deputy Rod Bryans, Minister for Education, Sport and Culture        

      

Date Signed:

Date of Decision:

 

Budget Transfer: From Jersey Property Holdings to Education, Sport and Culture (Youth Project facilities as St John's Recreation Centre)

 

Education, Sport and Culture  

Ministerial Decision Report

 

 

Budget transfer from Jersey Property Holdings to fund extension to Youth Project facilities at St John’s Recreation Centre

 

  1. Purpose of Report

 

To enable the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture (ESC) to approve a non-recurring budget transfer of £170,000 from Treasury and Resources (T&R) (Jersey Property Holdings) (JPH) to Education, Sport and Culture (ESC) in order that a grant can be made to fund extension to Youth Project facilities at St John’s Recreation Centre.  

 

  1. Background

 

St John’s Recreation Centre (‘the Centre’) is a community facility owned by The Billy Butlin Memorial Trust (‘The Trust’) and run by St John Centre Limited (Management Company).

 

A programme of improvement works has been undertaken to the facility with the costs to date of £800,000 being met from various fundraising initiatives. The final phase involves the rebuilding of the football changing rooms at an estimated cost of £80,000, to be funded by the Football Association, and an extension to the Youth Project facilities, at an estimated cost of £220,000.

 

In order to complete the final phase, the Trust is seeking a grant of £220,000 from the Public to meet the cost of the Youth Facility works. The ESC Department is supportive of the works and is a user of the existing facility at a rent of £2,500pa. The proposal discussed with ESC and the Youth Service enables use of the current and additional facilities for the same fee should the Public fund the extension works. The space is available exclusively to the Youth Service and is let by the Trust to other groups for a fee.

 

The ESC grant payment of £220,000 would be partly funded by a budget transfer of £170,000 from Jersey Property Holdings.

 

  1. Recommendation

 

The Minister for ESC is recommended to approve a non-recurring budget transfer of £170,000 from T&R (JPH) Grainville School Phase 4 capital head of expenditure to ESC revenue head of expenditure in order that a grant can be made to Youth Project facilities at St John’s Recreation Centre.   

 

  1. Reasons for Decision

 

St John’s Recreation Centre is presently undertaking a programme of improvement works with costs to date of £800,000 being met from various fundraising initiatives. The final phase involves an extension to the Youth Project facilities at an estimated cost of £220,000 and will be funded by an ESC grant, of which £170,000 will be funded by a transfer from Jersey Property Holdings.

 

Article 18(1) (c) 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.

 

Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure with no financial limit where the transfer is solely to ensure that financial transactions are accurately reflected in the States’ Accounts in accordance with GAAP or an Order made under Article 32 of the Law.

 

Under Financial Direction 3.6 and the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005, the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources is required for any variations to heads of expenditure.

 

  1. Resource Implications

 

The ESC revenue head of expenditure will increase by £170,000 in 2014 and the T&R (JPH) Grainville School Phase 4 capital head of expenditure will decrease by an identical amount in 2014. This is a non-recurring transfer and does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2014.

 

Report author: Finance Manager

Document date : 10th November 2014

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