2007 year-end carry forwards as endorsed by the Council of Ministers.

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A decision made (01/05/2008) regarding: 2007 year-end carry forwards as endorsed by the Council of Ministers.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2008-0054
Decision Summary Title:	2007 Year End Carry Forwards		Date of Decision Summary:	22/04/08
Decision Summary Author:	N. Collins, Finance Manager, Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	2007 Year End Carry Forwards		Date of Written Report:	22/04/08
Written Report Author:	N. Collins, Finance Manager, Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The 2007 year end carry forwards as endorsed by the Council of Ministers.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the following departments’ requests to carry forward their surplus balances from 2007 to 2008: Chief Minister’s Department: £8,592; Education Sport and Culture: £626,880; Health and Social Services: £6,143; Planning and Environment: £43,373; States Assembly: £30,000; Transport and Technical Services: £242,969; Overseas Aid: £17,646; Bailiff’s Chambers: £6,178; Law Officers: £20,839; Judicial Greffe: £24,109; Office of The Lieutenant Governor: £864; and Comptroller and Auditor General £122,807. The Minister approved the transfers: Of the remaining States surplus of £1,407,161 to the Contingency Fund detailed as follows: From Economic Development: £5,655; From Education Sport and Culture: £16,969; From Housing: £407,037; From Planning and Environment: £23,682; From States Assembly: £310,175; From Treasury and Resources: £8,128; From Viscount’s Department: £601,236; From Official Analyst: £27,367; From Probation: £6,912. And of the £1,407,161 from the Contingency Fund to the following departments in accordance with the additional funding and carry forwards as agreed by the Council of Ministers: Economic Development: £20,000; Social Security: £267,000; Data Protection Commission: £20,000; Comptroller and Auditor General: £195,000; and Law Officers: £55,161. The Minister also approved the sum of £850,000, allocated to the Prison, to remain in the Contingency Fund until such time as it is required by the Home Affairs Department.
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable the appropriate transfers of funds to be made.
Resource Implications: Other than those detailed in the report there are no further financial or manpower Implications.
Action required: Treasury Officers to inform departments of the decision and action the associated transfers of funds.
Signature:		Position: Senator T A Le Sueur, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed: 1st May 2008		Date of Decision: 1st May 2008

2007 year-end carry forwards as endorsed by the Council of Ministers.

MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES

2007 YEAR END CARRY FORWARDS

Summary

The total under spend for the States in 2007 amounted to £2.56 million. The year end position and the proposed carry forwards were considered by the Council of Ministers at its meeting of 27 March 2008. In summary, the Council of Ministers agreed to:

Allow certain departments to, in part or in full, carry forward amounts requested;
Transfer the remaining States surplus into the Contingency Fund;
Transfer the 2007 year end surplus from the Contingency Fund to departments that required additional funding; and
Allocate remaining balance of the 2007 year end surplus of £850k to the Prison, and hold it in the Contingency Fund until it is required by the Home Affairs department.

Carry Forward of Surplus Balances

The Council agreed to allow the following departments to carry their positive net balances forward to 2008:


	£	£
Total States surplus for 2007		2,557,561
Department Surpluses Requested to be Carried Forward:
Chief Minister's Department	8,592
Education Sport and Culture	626,880
Health and Social Services	6,143
Planning and Environment	43,373
States Assembly	30,000
Transport and Technical Services	242,969
Overseas Aid	17,646
Bailiff's Chambers	6,178
Law Officers Department	20,839
Judicial Greffe	24,109
Office of the Lieutenant Governor	864
Comptroller and Auditor General	122,807
Total amount requested		1,150,400
Remaining States surplus		1,407,161

Transfer to the Contingency Fund

The Council agreed that the remaining surplus of £1.41 million should be transferred to the Contingency Fund from the following departments’ unspent budgets:


	Department	£
	Economic Development	5,655
	Education Sport and Culture	16,969
	Housing	407,037
	Planning and Environment	23,682
	States Assembly	310,175
	Treasury and Resources	8,128
	Viscount's	601,236
	Official Analyst	27,367
	Probation	6,912
	Transferred to the Contingency Fund	1,407,161

Transfer from the Contingency Fund

£557k of the remaining £1.41 million surplus is to be transferred to the following departments in accordance with the additional funding agreed by the Council:

Prison Funding

The Council agreed the remaining balance of the States surplus amounting to £850,000 should be allocated to the Prison and that this sum should remain in the Contingency Fund until such time it is required by the Home Affairs Department.