Budget Transfer from Restructuring Provision (Information Services Department)

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A decision made on 15 December 2017:

Ministerial decision reference MD-C-2017-0153
Decision summary title Restructuring Provision Transfer of Funding for the Information Services Department
Decision summary author	Head of Corporate Change and Governance Office	Is the decision summary public or exempt?		Public
Report title: Restructuring Provision Transfer of Funding for the Information Services Department.
Report author or name of person giving report	Head of Corporate Change and Governance Office	Is the report public or exempt?		Public
Decision and reason for the decision The Chief Minister accepted a non-recurring total budget transfer of up to £489,000 during 2018 from the Restructuring Provision to the Chief Minister’s Department (CMD) revenue head of expenditure to fund the resourcing the Initial Implementation of Data Protection Capabilities (GDPR) within the SoJ Departments.
Resource implications The CMD revenue head of expenditure to increase by up to £489,000 during 2018. The Restructuring Provision revenue head of expenditure to decrease by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2017-2019 in the Medium Term Financial Plan.
Action required Research and Policy Officer to advise the Head of Corporate Change and Governance that this decision has been approved.
Signature			Position Senator Ian Gorst Chief Minister

Date signed			Effective date of the decision