Budget Transfer: Planning Appeals Tribunal Funding

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A decision made 8 December 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2017-0110
Decision Summary Title :	Second budget transfer in 2017 to Judicial Greffe re Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 Appeals Tribunal funding		Date of Decision Summary:	07/12/2017
Decision Summary Author:	Business Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Second budget transfer in 2017 to Judicial Greffe re Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 Appeals Tribunal funding		Date of Written Report:	07/12/2017
Written Report Author:	Business Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The transfer of £44,200 budget in 2017 from the Department of the Environment revenue Head of Expenditure to the Judicial Greffe revenue Head of Expenditure towards the administration and inspectors’ costs incurred by the Judicial Greffe for the running of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 Appeals Tribunal in 2017.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the transfer of budgets in 2017 between the Department of the Environment revenue Head of Expenditure and the Judicial Greffe revenue Head of Expenditure.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18 of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 (the Law) and Finance Direction No.3.6 ‘Variations to Heads of Expenditure’ (the FD) set out the procedures for transfers between heads of expenditure. Paragraph 5.1 of the FD and Article 18(2) (c) of the Law require departments wanting to transfer funds between heads of expenditure to obtain the approval of the Minister responsible for their administration. Article 18(1) (c) of the Law requires the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources for any budget transfers between heads of expenditure. Paragraph 5.2 of the FD delegates non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States. Paragraph 5.3 of the FD states that, in all other instances, the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources must be obtained. This budget transfer provides funding towards the administration and inspectors’ costs incurred by the Judicial Greffe for the running of the Planning Appeals Tribunal in 2017.
Resource Implications: The Department of the Environment revenue Head of Expenditure will decrease in 2017 by £44,200, and the Judicial Greffe revenue Head of Expenditure will increase by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Medium Term Financial Plan.
Action required: The Finance Director to request the approval of the Treasurer of the States and the Accounting Officer of the Judicial Greffe for this budget transfer.
Signature:		Position: Deputy Steve Luce Minister for the Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):