Criminal Offences and Drug Trafficking Confiscation Funds: Use of income by Home Affairs

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A decision made 21 October 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2014-0126
Decision Summary Title:	Application of COCF and DTCF Funding to Home Affairs Projects in 2014		Date of Decision Summary:	15th October 2014
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:	Application of COCF and DTCF Funding to Home Affairs Projects in 2014		Date of Written Report:	15th October 2014
Written Report Author:	Business Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of funds from the COCF (and the previous DTCF) to the Home Affairs Department (HAD) for previously approved projects.
Decision(s): The Assistant Minister approved the HAD request for use of income of £507,528.90 received from the COCF/DTCF. Funds to be added to the Department’s approved revenue expenditure and recognised as income for 2014. The Assistant Minister further approved a non-recurring budget transfer of £458,626 from the HAD revenue head of expenditure to the HAD minor capital head of expenditure for projects detailed in the report which have previous approval.
Reason(s) for decision: Article 19(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that if, during a financial year, the Minister is satisfied that the income of a States funded body is likely to exceed its estimated income, the Minister may authorise the body to withdraw from the consolidated fund during that year an amount not exceeding the likely excess of income. Article 18(1)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure.
Resource Implications: HAD income target budget and the HAD revenue head of expenditure to be increased by £507,529. The HAD revenue head of expenditure to decrease by £458,626 and the HAD minor capital head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount.
Action required: Business Manager to notify the Financial Performance Reporting Manager and HAD that this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Deputy EJ Noel, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: