Children's Policy Group and Jersey Child Protection Committee: Budget Transfer to Chief Minister's Department

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A decision made on 26 November 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2012-0037
Decision Summary Title :	Transfer from the Health and Social Services Department 2013 – 2015 budget to Chief Minister Department monies and FTE associated with the Children’s Policy Group and Jersey Child Protection Committee in anticipation of a transfer of political responsibility in due course.		Date of Decision Summary:	22 November 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director – Ministerial Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	N/A		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	Director Corporate Policy, Chief Ministers Department		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	N/A
Subject: Transfer from the Health and Social Services Department (HSSD) 2013 – 2015 budget to Chief Minister Department (CMD) monies and FTE associated with the Children’s Policy Group (CPG) and Jersey Child Protection Committee (JCPC)
Decision(s): The HSSD Minister, in accordance with a decision taken by the Council of Ministers on 4 October 2012, has decided to transfer from HSSD to CMD the monies and FTE associated with the CPG and the JCPC.
Reason(s) for Decision: To establish a Vulnerable Adults Policy Group and Jersey Vulnerable Adults Protection Committee to provide political co-ordination across Departments in relation to policies that effect vulnerable adults, and to co-ordinate safeguarding activities in order to ensure that vulnerable adults are afforded sufficient protection. In addition, and by association, to transfer responsibility for leading the CPG and the JCPC to CMD. This includes the budget and FTE for the Executive Officer for CPG and JCPC staff being transferred from HSSD to CMD. Note; although responsibility for the CPG and JCPC and budget and FTE are to be transferred to CMD, the HSSD Minister will remain as the Chair of CPG meetings until the point at which the Vulnerable Adults functions are fully established.
Resource Implications: HSSD revenue head of expenditure will decrease recurrently by £274,680 per year (£824,040 over 2013-2015 MFTP period). The CMD revenue head of expenditure will increase by the same amount. This represents £233,780 for JCPC costs plus £40,900 for CPG Executive Officer. The HSSD FTE allocation will decrease by 3.45 FTE. The CMD FTE allocation will increase by the same amount. This represents 0.45 FTE for CPG executive officer; 3 FTE for JCPC staff.
Action required: Treasury & Resources seek the approval of the Minister for Treasury & Resources to accept the budget transfer. Treasury & Resources to transfer monies from HSSD revenue head of expenditure to CMD head of expenditure.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)