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Overseas Aid Commission: Approval of payment of aid

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A decision made on 2 December 2010 regarding the approval of aid payments agreed by the Overseas Aid Commission pending the appointment of an Accounting Officer

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2010-01680145

Decision Summary Title:

Overseas Aid Commission PaymentsTransfer of Comprehensive Spending Review Team

Date of Decision Summary:

229th  OctoberNovember17 May 2010

Decision Summary Author:

Senior Finance ManagerActing Finance Director – Corporate GroupHead of Decision Support

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

PublicExempt:

3.2.1 (a) (i)

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

WrittenWritten

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/AN/A

Written Report

Title:

Overseas Aid Commission  PaymentsTransfer of Comprehensive Spending Review Team

Date of Written Report:

229th  OctobeNovember 201017 May 2010

Written Report Author:

Senior Finance Manager – Corporate GroupActing Finance Director – Corporate Group

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

PublicExempt: 

3.2.1 (a) (i)

Subject:

Overseas Aid Commis sion – payment of aidTransfer of Comprehensive Spending Review Team budgets and manpower from Chief Minister’s Department to Treasury and Resources Department

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Decision(s):

 The Minister approved the payment of an53 applications for overseas aid, amounting to £149,311, agreed by the Overseas Aid Commission at their meetings on 1825th October 2010 and 4th November 2010..approved the transfer of the Comprehensive Spending Review Team budgets and manpower from the Chief Minister’s Department to the Treasury and Resources Department with effect from 1 January 2010, along with all balances and transactions as at the date of transfer.  These comprised non-recurring budgets of £740,000 and a recurring budget of £76,600 and 1.0 FTE.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

To approve the payment of overseas aid pending the appointment of an Accounting Officer to the Overseas Aid Commission.The Comprehensive Spending Review  (CSR) Team was set up under the Chief Minister’s Department to undertake the CSR in 2010. The Treasury is currently undergoing a restructure, part of which includes the creation of a Financial Planning Team, which is primarily a continuation of the CSR team beyond its original duration of 6 months. The transfer reflects the change of accountability for this new team.

 

 

Resource Implications:

Payment of expenditure of £149,311 from the Overseas Aid Commission budget; the remaining budget for 2010 currently amounts to approximately £204,000.Payment of expenditure of £3014919,000311 from the Overseas Aid Commission budget.

 There is no overall increase to States Spending or manpower as a direct result of this decision which concerns the transfer of carry forwards which are non-recurring and 1 existing post.

 

However, the continuation of the Financial Planning team into 2011 is part of the overall Treasury restructure which is the subject of a growth bid of 6.00 FTEs and £550k as part of the 2011 Business Plan/Comprehensive Spending Review.

 

Action required: 

Head of Decision Support to request Tthe Head of Shared Services to make payments as directed by the Overseas Aid Commission.ransfers to be actioned by Acting Finance Director – Corporate Group and Head of Financial Planning. 

 

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Position: Senator  P. F. C. Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources

 

                 

 

Date Signed: Date of Decision meeting (leave blank) 

Date of Decision:

 

Date the decision comes into force, if different from the Decision meeting date (leave blank)

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Overseas Aid Commission: Approval of payment of aid

Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

 

 

 

Jersey Overseas Aid Commission (“joac”) – Aid Payments NOVEMber 2010

 

 

  1. Purpose of Report

The purpose of this Report is to document the approval by the Minister for Treasury and Resources of overseas aid payments amounting to £149,311.

 

  1. Background

The JOAC receives funding from the States of Jersey on an annual basis. Whereas the JOAC makes decisions in respect of overseas aid funding, the Interim Treasurer of the States recommended in August 2010 that, in the absence of an Accounting Officer for the JOAC, the Minister for Treasury and Resources should authorise all overseas aid payments.

 

  1. JOAC proposed payment

The JOAC met on 25th October and 4th November 2010 and approved the following overseas aid payments:

  • £30,000 to UNICEF for severe flood relief in Benin;
  • £29,311 to Save the Children, UK for flood relief in Central Vietnam;
  • £30,000 to Christian Aid for emergency aid (cyclone) in Burma;
  • £30,000 to plan for severe flood relief in Benin;
  • £30,000 to plan for emergency aid relief (tsunami) in Mentawai Islands, Indonesia.
  1. Recommendation

The Minister for Treasury and Resources approves the above payments.

 

  1. Reason for Decision

Ratification of decisions taken by the JOAC to make overseas aid payments as set out above.

 

  1. Resource Implications

Payment of £149,311 from the Overseas Aid Commission budget for 2010; the remaining budget for 2010 currently amounts to approximately £204,000.

 

Report author : Senior Finance Manager – Corporate Group

Document date : 29th November 2010

Quality Assurance / Review : Head of Decision Support

File name and path: L:\Treasury\Sections\Corporate Finance\Ministerial Decisions\DSs, WRs and SDs\2010-0168 - Overseas Aid Commission Payments - KH\WR - Overseas Aid Commission  Payments - DOK.doc

MD sponsor : Interim Treasurer of the States

 

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