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Budget Transfer: Central Contingency to Community and Constitutional Affairs Department (Prison and Police Staff Pay Award 2015/2016)

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A decision made 10 October 2016:

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2016-0080

Decision Summary Title:

Central Contingency Funding for Police and Prison Staff 2015/2016 Pay Award

Date of Decision Summary:

26th September 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:

Central Contingency Funding for Police and Prison Staff 2015/2016 Pay Award

Date of Written Report:

26th September 2016

Written Report Author:

Senior Reward Officer

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Transfer of contingency funding from the Central Contingency (Pay Provision) to the Community and Constitutional Affairs Department (CCA) for costs associated with the 2015/2016 Prison and Police staff Pay Award.

Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources approved the following transfers from the Central Contingency (Pay Provision) to the Community and Constitutional Affairs Department:

 

  • A non-recurring budget transfer of £222,000 in 2016 to fund the Prison Officers’, Prison Support Staff and Prison Executives’, Police Officer’s and Police Executives’ 2015/2016 pay award.

 

Approval is sought to transfer funding for the 2016 financial impact for pay groups approved to date only. Further decisions will be submitted for the other pay groups as they are approved.

 

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 to heads of expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year.

 

The recurring impact of a 1% pay award across all pay groups has been included in departments’ base budgets from 2017 as part of the MTFP Addition (MTFP Addition Annex, ‘Reconciliation of Net Revenue Expenditure’ sections for each department).

Resource Implications: Central Contingency (Pay Provision) to decrease by £222,000 in 2016 and the CCA revenue head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount.

Action required: The Head of Decision Support to inform the Financial Performance Reporting Manager and the Director of Finance - CCA that this decision has been approved.

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Position: Senator A J H Maclean,

Minister for Treasury and Resources

 

                 

 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision:

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Budget Transfer: Central Contingencies to Community and Constitutional Affairs Department (CCA) (Prison and Police Staff Pay Award 2015/2016)

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Treasury & Resourses

Ministerial Decision Report

 

 

 

Central Contingency Funding for 2015/2016 Prison and Police Staff Pay Award

 

 

  1. Purpose of Report

To request approval of a non-recurring budget transfer of £222,000 in 2016 from the Central Contingency (Pay Provision) to the Community and Constitutional Affairs Department (CCA) to fund the Prison, Police staff 2015/2016 pay award.

 

 

 

  1. Background

 

Non-recurrent pay provisions were made in Central Contingency including anticipated pay awards across all pay groups in 2016.

 

A firm offer of 1% or £222,000 for 2015/2016 with effect from 1st January 2016 was made and accepted by Prison and Police Officers and Prison Support Staff staff, including the Executive roles in charge of these services. This financial amount forms part of the aforementioned pay provisions made in the Central Contingency and a one-off budget transfer is required to meet CCA’s 2016 costs.

 

 

 

  1. Recommendation

 

The Minister is recommended to approve the following transfers from the Central Contingency (Pay Provision) to the Community and Constitutional Affairs Department (CCA) for costs associated with Pay Awards to Prison and Police Staff:

 

  • a non-recurring budget transfer of £222,000 in 2016 to fund the Prison and Police staff pay award.

Approval is sought to transfer funding for the 2016 financial impact for pay groups approved to date only. Further decisions will be submitted for the other pay groups as they are approved.

 

The recurring impact of a 1% pay award across all pay groups has been included in departments’ base budgets from 2017 as part of the MTFP Addition (MTFP Addition Annex, ‘Reconciliation of Net Revenue Expenditure’ section for each department).

 

 

  1. 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 to heads of expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year.

 

The recurring impact of a 1% pay award across all pay groups has been included in departments’ base budgets from 2017 as part of the MTFP Addition (MTFP Addition Annex, ‘Reconciliation of Net Revenue Expenditure’ sections for each department).

 

 

 

  1. Resource Implications

 

Central Contingency (Pay Provision) to decrease by £222,000 in 2016 and the CCA revenue head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount.

 

 

 

 

Report author : Senior Reward Officer

Document date : 26th September 2016

Quality Assurance / Review:

Head of Decision Support

File name and path:   L:\Treasury\Sections\Corporate Finance\Ministerial Decisions\DS, WR and SD\2016-0080 - Pay Awards 2016 - Police Prison

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