Budget Transfer from Restructuring Provision to Department for Infrastructure: Municipal Services Reorganisation

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A decision made 21 March 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2016-0023
Decision Summary Title:	Restructuring Provision Bid – Municipal Services Reorganisation		Date of Decision Summary:	17th March 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Restructuring Provision Bid – Municipal Services Reorganisation		Date of Written Report:	17th March 2016
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: A non-recurring budget transfer of £308,000 in 2016 from the Restructuring Provision within Contingency to the Department for Infrastructure revenue head of expenditure to fund Municipal Services Reorganisation within the Public Sector Reform Programme and to note indicative funding of £122,000 in 2017, £122,000 in 2018 and £67,000 in 2019.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a non-recurring budget transfer of £308,000 in 2016 from the Restructuring Provision to the Department for Infrastructure revenue head of expenditure to fund Municipal Services Reorganisation within the Public Sector Reform Programme and noted the indicative funding of £122,000 in 2017, £122,000 in 2018 and £67,000 in 2019.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorised to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure or the insurance fund of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year. The Contingency Allocation Policy published by the Minister for Treasury and Resources (R.10/2012) states that all requests for Allocation from Contingency will be considered by the Council of Ministers. On the 27th January 2016 the Council of Ministers considered a report outlining the funding requirements in 2016 for the Workforce Modernisation, Engagement and Leadership Development within the Public Sector Reform Programme together with funding for the complete Public Sector Reform Programme. The Council of Ministers has acknowledged that investment will be needed to ensure Public Sector Reform is successful. Furthermore, funds have been identified and approved in the Medium Term Financial Plan and the Council of Ministers approved these requests at its meeting.
Resource Implications: The Department for Infrastructure revenue head of expenditure will increase by £308,000 in 2016 and the Restructuring Provision revenue element of Contingency will decrease by the same amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2016 in the Medium Term Financial Plan.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to advise the Finance Director once this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Budget Transfer from Restructuring Provision to Department for Infrastructure: Municipal Services Reorganisation - Public Sector Reform Programme

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Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

Restructuring Provision Bid – Municipal Services Reorganisation

Purpose of Report

To enable the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve a non-recurring revenue budget transfer of £308,000 in 2016 from the Restructuring Provision within Contingency to the Department for Infrastructure revenue head of expenditure to fund Municipal Services Reorganisation within the Public Sector Reform Programme and to note indicative funding of £122,000 in 2017, £122,000 in 2018 and £67,000 in 2019.

Funding was agreed by the Council of Ministers on 27th January 2016 in support of the Public Sector Reform Programme.

Background

On the 27th January 2016 the Council of Ministers considered a report outlining the funding requirements in 2016 for the Municipal Services Reorganisation within the Public Sector Reform Programme together with funding for the complete Public Sector Reform Programme.

The Council agreed funding as proposed for 2016 and approved “in principle” the requests for funding in 2017 to 2019. Allocation of these amounts will be the subject of COM and Treasury and Resources Ministerial decisions in those years.

Breakdown of funding for 2016:

Communication support - £30,000

Consultancy support with the internal communications strategy & for hiring of venues for staff briefings/event

Programme Management - £150,000

Change Management resource & training for new structures

Human Resource support - £128,000

Recommendation

The Minister, with reference to the Council of Ministers approval of this funding on 27th January 2016 in support of the Public Sector Reform Programme – specifically Municipal Services Reorganisation is recommended to approve a revenue budget transfer of £308,000 in 2016 from the Restructuring Provision within Contingency to the Department for Infrastructure and to note indicative funding of £122,000in 2017, £122,000 in 2018 and £67,000 in 2019.

Reason for Decision

Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorised to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure or the insurance fund of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year.

The Contingency Allocation Policy published by the Minister for Treasury and Resources (R.10/2012) states that all requests for Allocation from Contingency will be considered by the Council of Ministers.

On the 27th January 2016 the Council of Ministers considered a report outlining the funding requirements in 2016 for the PSR Portfolio Office and Lean within the Public Sector Reform Programme together with funding for the complete Public Sector Reform Programme.

The Council of Ministers has acknowledged that investment will be needed to ensure Public Sector Reform is successful. Furthermore, funds have been identified and approved in the Medium Term Financial Plan and the Council of Ministers approved these requests at its meeting on 27th January 2016.

Resource Implications

The Department for Infrastructure revenue head of expenditure will increase by £308,000 in 2016 and the Restructuring Provision revenue element of Contingency will decrease by the same amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2016 in the Medium Term Financial Plan.

Report author : Head of Decision Support	Document date 17/03/2016
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