Budget transfer of ICT strategy funding

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A decision made (12.02.07) to approve the budget transfer of ICT strategy funding from Revenue to Capital.

Subject:	Budget transfer of ICT strategy funding from Revenue to Capital
Decision Reference:	MD-ESC-2007-0009	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/2007/rpt – 20070119 ICT revenue – Capital Transfers
Written Report – Title:	2006 Revenue to Capital Budget Transfer – ICT funding	Written report – Author:		J. Littlewood, Head of Finance.
Decision(s): To approve the transfer from the Education, Sport and Culture Department’s revenue budget the sum of £515,000 to ESC’s capital head of expenditure relating to the ICT strategy phase II.
Reason(s) for decision: No permanent mechanism is yet in place to fund phase II of the ICT strategy and the ESC Department has been able to identify a source of funds from within its revenue budgets to provide some of the required funding for the strategy. These funds need to be transferred to the Department’s ICT Capital budget. Financial Direction 3.6 requires that the Minister make application to the Minister for Treasury and Resources for permission to transfer budgets between revenue and capital heads of expenditure. This proposal has no additional financial or manpower implications on the States.
Action required: To transfer the revenue budgets identified in the report to vote C3314 – ICT Strategy phase II.
Signature:			Date of Decision: