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A decision made 21 January 2010 regarding: Loss of reciprocal health agreement - transfer of funds from Treasury and Resources to Health and Social Services.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2010-0008
Decision Summary Title	Reciprocal Health Agreement Income		Date of Decision Summary:	18th January 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Transfer of Funds to the Health and Social Services Department in accordance with P83/2009		Date of Written Report:	18th January 2010
Written- Report Author:	Finance Manager – Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer from the Treasury and Resources Department to the Health and Social Services Department
Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer of £2,598,540 non-recurrently from the Treasury and Resources contingency fund to the Health and Social Services Department to fund the shortfall during the period 1st April to 31st December 2009 caused by the ending of the Reciprocal Health Agreement with the UK.
Reason(s) for Decision: To transfer funds in accordance with the approval of P.83/2009 (approved by the States in July 2009) which requested funding to be made available to the Health and Social Services Department under Article 11(8) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 up to a maximum of £2,900,000.
Resource Implications: As above
Action required: Head of Financial Planning to be requested to action the transfer as soon as possible.
Signature:		Position: Deputy E. J. Noel, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision):