States Departmental Budgets: Realignment to reflect savings from CSR programme

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A decision made on 18 December 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2012-0115
Decision Summary Title:	Realignment of all States departmental budgets to reflect insurance and other procurement savings as part of the CSR programme		Date of Decision Summary:	6 December 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Treasurer of the States		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Realignment of all States departmental budgets to reflect insurance and other procurement savings as part of the CSR programme		Date of Written Report:	6 December 2012
Written Report Author:	Director of Accounting Services		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The realignment of all States departmental budgets to fund savings identified for CSR purposes.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the realignment of all internal States department budgets for 2012 as part of the CSR programme having identified significant savings within the Insurance arrangements and other procurement initiatives and for these savings to be returned to the Provision for Restructuring Costs.
Reason(s) for Decision: As part of the States-wide CSR initiative in 2012, it was identified, that significant savings were achievable from a re-tender and review of the States insurance arrangements. Departmental Insurance budgets need to be realigned to reflect these savings which have been derived from the following two factors : An excellent Insurance claims history, between 2007 and 2011, with the States Insurers Improved controls and monitoring of risk management within all States departments In addition other procurement initiatives have delivered savings in 2012 which require the realignment of budgets. Article 2(6) of the Public Finances (Transitional Arrangements) (Jersey) Order 2011 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 purpose of another head of expenditure.
Resource Implications: To transfer net savings of £813,650 from States-wide departmental budgets to the Provision for Restructuring Costs with increases and decreases as follows: The following revenue Heads of Expenditure to increase Chief Minister……………….……………………………………………….…………. £1,440 Treasury and Resources ………………………………………………………….... £35,170 Bailiff’s Chambers…….………………………………………………………………. £690 Law Officers’ Department……..………………………....……………………….. … £3,090 Judicial Greffe………………………………………………………………………. … £1,100 Official Analyst…………………………………………………………………………. £190 Office of the Lieutenant Governor…………….……………………………………… £110 Data Protection Commission……………………....…………………………………. £190 Probation Department….……………………………………………………………… £210 States Assembly and its services……………………………………………….…. £1,780 Total £43,970 The following revenue Heads of Expenditure to decrease Economic Development ……………...……………………………………….……... £13,220 Education, Sport and Culture…..……………………………………………...…… £259,540 Department of the Environment………..…………………………………….…… £37,100 Health and Social Services………………………………………………………..…. £86,120 Home Affairs……………………………………...……………………………..….…. £59,840 Housing…………………………………………..……………………………….….. £274,960 Social Security………………………………………………………………………… £24,330 Transport and Technical Services………………………………………………… £102,390 Viscount’s Department…..…………………………………………………………… £120 Total £857,620
Action required: Business Manager to notify the Director of Accounting Services that this decision has been approved and for the £813,650 identified above of internal States departmental budgets to be transferred to the Provision for Restructuring Costs as set out above.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: