Budget transfer of ESC Estates Management Services to Property Holdings.

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A decision made (18/12/2006) regarding Budget transfer of ESC Estates Management Services to Property Holdings.

Subject:	Budget transfer of ESC Estates Management Services to Property Holdings
Decision Reference:	MD-ESC-2006-0074	Exempt clause(s):		n/a
Type of Report (oral or written):	Written	Person Giving Report (if oral):		n/a
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?	n/a	Report File ref:		ESC/Governance/Ministerial Government/Ministerial Reports/20061204 Ministerial Report – EMS Property Holdings
Written Report – Title:	Transfer of ESC Estates Management Services to Property Holdings Department	Written report – Author:		J. Littlewood, Head of Finance.
Decision(s): To approve the following transfers from the Education, Sport and Culture Department to the Property Holdings Division of the Treasury and Resources Department: a. 9.54FTE staffing with effect from 1 October 2006. b. A revenue budget of £3,769,395 for 2006 and £3,761,333 for 2007 together with total expenditure incurred in 2006 to date and open orders. c. Capital projects budgets as shown at Appendix A of the report in the sum of £35,063,641 (£35,273,641 less the projected savings of £150,000 on d’Auvergne and of £60,000 on Langford, which it has been agreed with the Treasury and Resources Department can be applied to ICT funding in 2007). This decision revokes the previous decision on the 4th December 2006 relating to the financial and manpower transfer.
Reason(s) for decision: In June 2005, the States approved the creation of the Property Holdings to be responsible for the administration of all States property. The above transfer is a necessary stage in the creation of this new organisation. In October 2006, The Treasury and Resources Minister approved the transfer of budgets between Education, Sport and Culture and Treasury and Resources Departments. This proposal has no additional financial or manpower implications on the States.
Action required: To transfer the identified budgets and balances to Property Holdings.
Signature:			Date of Decision: 18 December 2006