Budget and Transfer of Posts: Health and Community Services to Children, Young People, Education and Skills: Children's Services

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A decision made on 25 October 2019

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2019-0098
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of budget from HCS to CYPES in respect of Children’s Services		Date of Decision Summary:	16th October 2019
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Finance Business Partnering - HCS		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Transfer of budget from HCS to CYPES in respect of Children’s Services		Date of Written Report:	16th October 2019
Written Report Author:	Head of Finance Business Partnering - HCS		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt – FOI Law article 25
Subject: Transfer of budget and FTEs from Health and Community Services (HCS) to Children, Young People, Education and Skills (CYPES) in respect of Children’s Services
Decision(s): The Treasury Minister approved the transfer of £2,002,000 and 18.82 Full Time Equivalent posts (FTEs) from the HCS Revenue Head of Expenditure to the CYPES Revenue Head of Expenditure with recurring effect from 1 January 2019.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 58 of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that the provisions of the previous Law, as they have effect immediately before the 2019 Law came into force, continue to apply to money received expended or otherwise handled by or on behalf of the States during the financial year in which this Law came into force Article 18 (1A) 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. Article 18(1B) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister shall, after consulting the Chief Minister and PAO, give the States Assembly at least 2 weeks’ notice before an amount is transferred under paragraph (1)(c). Article 18(1C) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that before giving notice under paragraph (1B), the Minister shall, in relation to any States funded body, consult the Minister responsible for that body. The written report accompanying this decision is exempt as it may allow the identification of personal data relating to individuals. The following are the business units being transferred as a result of this decision: C&SS fleet Psychology Services Family Care Co-Ordination Community Short Breaks Training & Development Brighter Futures Systems Redesign & Delivery Applications Team Liberty House Rental & Other Costs The total budget for these business units is £2,405,000. Budgets totalling £403,000 will be transferred back from CYPES to HCS, giving a net transfer of £2,002,000.
Resource Implications: The HCS Revenue Head of Expenditure to decrease by £2,002,000 and the CYPES Revenue Head of Expenditure to increase by £2,002,000. FTEs in HCS to reduce by 18.82 and CYPES to increase by 18.82 FTEs This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2016-2019 in the Medium-Term Financial Plan.
Action required: The Head of Financial Governance to notify the Head of Finance Business Partnering supporting CYPES and the Head of Finance Business Partnering supporting HCS once the Decision is signed. In accordance with Article 18 (1B) the Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for the attached report to be presented to the States at least 2 weeks before the transfer is concluded. After the expiry of 2 weeks following presentation to the States the transfer may be concluded.
Signature:		Position: Deputy S J Pinel Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: