Budget Transfer: Restructuring Provision

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A decision made on 31 October 2013:

Decision Reference:

MD-PE-2013-0128

Decision Summary

Title :

Allocation of Restructuring Provision and Budget Receipt from Treasury and Resources

Date of Decision Summary:

17 October 2013

Decision Summary Author:

Finance Manager DoE

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(If Exempt state clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Allocation of Restructuring Provision and Budget Transfer to DofE

Date of Written

Report:

17 October 2013

Written Report Author:

Finance Manager DoE

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(If Exempt State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Exempt 3.2.1 (a) (xi)

Subject:

Requests for Restructuring Provision funds in support of the Comprehensive Spending Review – transfer of budget from Treasury and Resources to Department of the Environment revenue head of expenditure.

Decision(s):

The Minister requested that the Minister for Treasury and Resources approve the following:

a) a transfer of £32,000 in 2013 and £33,000 in 2014 respectively in support of the public sector reform process to be funded from the Restructuring Provision; and

b) that this be enacted through a 2013 budget transfer of £32,000 and 2014 budget transfer of £33,000 from the Restructuring Provision to the Department of the Environment under Article 2(6) of the Public Finances (Transitional Arrangements) (Jersey) Order 2011.

Reason(s) for decision:

To enable implementation of specific projects within the public sector reform programme, to deliver behavioural changes that will yield environmental and financial savings.

Resource Implications:

The Treasury and Resources Restructuring Provision to decrease by £32,000 in 2013 and £33,000 in 2014 and the Department of the Environment revenue head of expenditure to increase by the same amount.

This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2013, 2014 and 2015 in the Medium Term Financial Plan

Action required:

The Finance Director of Department of the Environment to inform the Head of Financial Management Reporting and Accounting that the Minister has approved the transfer and request that the budget be transferred to Department of the Environment.

Signature:

Position:

Deputy Rob Duhamel

Minister for Planning and Environment

Date Signed:

Date of Decision: