Health and Social Services budget transfer to various capital projects

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A decision made 21 January 2010 regarding: Health and Social Services budget transfer to various capital projects.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2010-0010
Decision Summary Title:	Health and Social Services - Transfers of Revenue to Capital to Balance Completed Works		Date of Decision Summary:	19 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:	Health and Social Services - Transfers of Revenue to Capital to Balance Completed Works		Date of Written Report:	19 January 2010
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager, Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of Health and Social Services revenue to capital to balance Completed Works.
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources approved the transfer of £181,035.89 from Health and Social Services Revenue Reserves to the following capital projects sitting within Completed Works. JZ0030 - Expansion of Rosewood House £40,493.22 JZ0033 - Newgate Street Extension £109,228.48 JZ0042 - A&E Department Improvements £31,314.19 Total £181,035.89
Reason(s) for Decision: Financial Direction 3.6 and the Public Finance (Jersey) Law 2005, state the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources is required for any variations to heads of expenditure above £100,000.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower resource implications other than those noted in the report.
Action required: Finance Manager to inform Finance Director, Health and Social Services Department, that the revenue to capital transfer has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Deputy E. J. Noel, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Health and Social Services budget transfer to various capital projects

TREASURY AND RESOURCES MINISTER

health and social services – transfer of revenue to capital to balance completed works

Purpose of Report

The Minister for Health and Social Services has requested the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve the transfer of £181,035.89 from revenue to capital to balance its Completed Works ledger. Under Financial Direction 3.6 and the Public Finance (Jersey) Law 2005, the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources is required for any variations to heads of expenditure above £100,000.

Background

In 2008 Health and Social Services Department had completed three capital projects which were due to be transferred from the Assets Under Course of Construction (AUCC) ledger to Completed Works ledger. These projects had the following expenditure amounts outstanding:-

Project	Amount
JZ0030 - Expansion of Rosewood House	£40,493.22
JZ0033 - Newgate Street Extension	£109,228.48
JZ0042 - A&E Department Improvements	£31,314.19
Total	£181,035.89

The Department reported in the Financial Report and Accounts 2008 that these projects required funding and that they were in discussion with Property Holdings as to how the position was to be resolved. Treasury and Resources Department required Health and Social Services Department to meet this funding from their existing cash limits.

The Department has allocated 2009 funding from its Revenue Reserves to match the expenditure and has requested that these funds are transferred in order to complete the process.

Recommendation

That the Minister for Treasury and Resources approves Health and Social Services request to transfer £181,035.89 from revenue to capital to balance the Completed Works ledger.

Reason for Decision

Financial Direction 3.6 and the Public Finance (Jersey) Law 2005, states the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources is required for any variations to heads of expenditure above £100,000.

States Treasury Finance Manager Decision Support

19 January, 2010