Treasury and Resources
Ministerial Decision Report
TRANSFER OF A&E AND RADIOLOGY (PHASE 2) CAPITAL PROJECT BETWEEN HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND JERSEY PROPERTY HOLDINGS
- Purpose of Report
To enable the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve a request made by the Health and Social Services Assistant Director of Finance to transfer the A&E / Radiology Extension (Phase 2) capital budget and expenditure of £2,231,905.40 from Health and Social Services (H&SS) to Jersey Property Holdings (JPH).
- Background
On the establishment of JPH, the capital budget for the Accident & Emergency and Radiology building project was retained within H&SS although the asset to which it relates - the General Hospital - was recorded as an asset held by JPH.
The Radiology element of this project was transferred to JPH by Treasury and Resources (T&R) Ministerial Decision on 22nd January 2010 (MD-TR-2010-0007 refers). As this building project is now nearing completion, the remaining budget and expenditure relating to A&E works now requires transfer to Jersey Property Holdings.
Under the States of Jersey Capital Accounting Manual this project is considered to increase the functionality of the General Hospital and must be capitalised in accordance with the Accounting Manual. The asset to which the project relates is the General Hospital. As this asset is a building it is recorded as an asset of Jersey Property Holdings. To allow for the capitalisation of the expenditure on the projects it is therefore necessary for the schemes to be transferred to Jersey Property Holdings.
H&SS propose to transfer the following budget to JPH:
JZ0063 – A&E / Radiology Extension (Phase 2) - £2,231,905.40
Expenditure against this budget at the end of October amounted to £1,744,283. Current expenditure and responsibility for future expenditure will be transferred with the budget to JPH from the date of T&R Ministerial approval.
3. Recommendation
The Minister for Treasury and Resources is recommended to approve the transfer of the capital budget and expenditure for the A&E / Radiology Extension (Phase 2) building project as detailed in the attached report from Health and Social Services to Jersey Property Holdings.
4. Reason for Decision
To transfer completed capital schemes between departments to allow capitalisation of the project in accordance with the States of Jersey Capital Accounting manual.
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 A&E / Radiology Extension (Phase 2) capital budget of £2,231,905.40 and related expenditure to be transferred from the Health and Social Services department to Jersey Property Holdings. This does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States.
Report author : Decision Support Officer | Document date : 22nd November 2010 |
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