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A decision made 3 February 2010 regarding: Historical Child Abuse Enquiry - budget transfers for expenditure 1 October - 31 December 2009.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2010-0013
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of Approved HCAE Funds to States Departments Which Incurred Expenditure in the Fourth Quarter 2009		Date of Decision Summary:	21 January 2010
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:	Transfer of Historical Child Abuse Enquiry Funds to Law Officers, Health & Social Services and Home Affairs Departments for Actual Expenditure Incurred 1 October to 31 December 2009		Date of Written Report:	21 January 2010
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager, Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of £524,729 from the Treasury and Resources Department to Law Officers’, Health and Social Services and Home Affairs departments for actual HCAE expenditure incurred between 1 October and 31 December 2009 and carry forward the unallocated balance to 2010.
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources approved the transfer of HCAE expenditure incurred to the following departments:- The Minister also approved the carry forward of the 2009 unallocated funds of £1,152,000 to meet anticipated HCAE costs in 2010.
Reason(s) for Decision: To transfer funds in accordance with the approval of P.83/2009 (approved by the States in July 2009) which requested an additional £4.25 million under Article 11(8) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005. These funds are held centrally by the Treasury and only transferred to departments quarterly. This decision reallocates those funds already approved by the States to the three departments listed above.
Resource Implications: Resource implications are noted in the report.
Action required: Head of Financial Planning action the budget transfers and to inform the relevant departments of the transfers.
Signature:		Position: Deputy E. J. Noel, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: