Budget transfer from Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund: Prison

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A decision made 22 Janaury 2018:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2018-0007
Decision Summary Title:	Acceptance of funding for Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan from COCF		Date of Decision Summary:	16 January 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Acceptance of funding for Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan from COCF		Date of Written Report:	16 January 2018
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of £6,500,000 from the Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund (“COCF”) to the Community and Constitutional Affairs (“CCA”) revenue head of expenditure and subsequent transfer to the Jersey Property Holdings Prison Phase Six (FA0MF18025) capital head of expenditure for Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan.
Decision(s): The Minister accepted a non-recurring budget transfer of £6,500,000 from the CCA revenue head of expenditure to the Jersey Property Holdings Prison Phase Six (FA0MF18025) capital head of expenditure.
Reason(s) for Decision: 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. An application was made to the COCF for funding of £6,500,000 to contribute towards the capital cost of Phase 6 of the Prison Masterplan. On 30th November 2017 the States Assembly endorsed the utilisation of £6,500,000 of funds from the COCF to contribute towards the capital cost of Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan proposed by the Minister for Treasury and Resources as part of the 2018 Budget Statement.
Resource Implications: The COCF will decrease by £6,500,000 in 2018 and the CCA revenue head of expenditure will temporarily increase by an identical amount in 2018. A total of £6,500,000 will subsequently be transferred from the CCA revenue head of expenditure to the Jersey Property Holdings Prison Phase Six capital head of expenditure.
Action required: Finance Director – Department for Infrastructure to inform Head of Decision support once this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Budget transfer from Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund: Prison - Phase Six

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DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDING FOR PHASE SIX OF THE PRISON MASTERPLAN FROM COCF

Purpose of Report

Transfer of £6,500,000 from the Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund (“COCF”) to the Community and Constitutional Affairs (“CCA”) revenue head of expenditure and a subsequent transfer to the Jersey Property Holdings Prison Phase Six (FA0MF18025) capital head of expenditure for Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan.

Background

Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan consists of a new Gate House and Administration Building and was planned as an extension of the Phase Four visits / staff facility to complete the new front face of the Prison. Funding of £7.53 million was originally allocated in the Capital Programme for 2015, which was included in the MTFP 2013-15, but the project was re-scheduled in order to balance the Capital Programme.

The project was not included in the Indicative Capital Programme included in the MTFP 2016-2019. However, the plan did include details of other projects in addition to the Annual Capital Programme which included Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan in 2018; subject to sufficient funds being available in the COCF. The updated project cost is £8.23 million.

The Draft Budget Statement 2018 (lodged on 3 October 2017) included the 2018 Proposed Capital Programme which includes:

Prison – Phase 6 (Gatehouse) (£8,233,000 including £6,500,000 to be transferred from the Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund in 2018, £336,000 from existing unspent capital and £195,000 from the 2017 Community and Constitutional Affairs Department revenue budget)

Income from the COCF

Following an initial consultation between the Community and Constitutional Affairs Department and the Attorney General an application was made to the COCF for funding of £6,500,000 to contribute towards the capital cost of Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan.

On 30th November 2017 the States endorsed the utilisation of funding of £6,500,000 from the COCF funds to contribute towards the capital costs of Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan as part of the Budget Statement 2018.

Approval is therefore now required from the Minister for Treasury and Resources for the Department for CCA to use the income of £6,500,000 from the COCF in 2018.

Contribution from CCA Revenue Budget

On 14th December 2017 the Treasurer approved a non-recurring budget transfer of £195,000 in 2017 from the CCA revenue head of expenditure to the Prison Phase Six capital head of expenditure (TR-2017-0117).

Transfer of Funds to Jersey Property Holdings

As the Prison Masterplan capital project is managed by Jersey Property Holdings the funds now need to be transferred to the JPH Prison Phase Six capital head of expenditure.

Approval is therefore required from the Minister for Treasury and Resources for a non-recurring budget transfer of £6,500,000 from the CCA revenue head of expenditure to the JPH Prison Phase Six capital head of expenditure.

3. Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to accept a non-recurring budget transfer of £6,500,000 from the CCA revenue head of expenditure to the Jersey Property Holdings Prison Phase Six (FA0MF18025) capital head of expenditure.

4. Reason for Decision

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.

An application was made to the COCF for funding of £6,500,000 to contribute towards the capital cost of Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan. On 30th November 2017 the States Assembly endorsed the utilisation of £6,500,000 of funds from the COCF to contribute towards the capital cost of Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan proposed by the Minister for Treasury and Resources as part of the 2018 Budget Statement.

5. Resource Implications

The COCF will decrease by £6,500,000 in 2018 and the CCA revenue head of expenditure will temporarily increase by an identical amount in 2018. A total of £6,500,000 will subsequently be transferred from the CCA revenue head of expenditure to the Jersey Property Holdings Prison Phase Six capital head of expenditure.

6. Action Required

Finance Director – Department for Infrastructure to inform Head of Decision support once this decision has been approved.

Written by:	Finance Manager
Approved by:	Director of Finance