Treasury and Resources
Ministerial Decision Report
Transfer from Restructuring Provision to HSSD for a Review of System Wide Governance
- Purpose of Report
To agree a non-recurring budget transfer in 2016 from the Restructuring Provision to the Health and Social Services Department (HSSD) revenue head of expenditure in respect of a Review of System Wide Governance.
- Background
As a result of the development of an extensive network of new and enhanced services in the community, the role of the Health and Social Services Department now includes ‘commissioning’ responsibility and the role of suppliers who undertake elements of health service provision, now encompasses inclusion in the development of health strategies, as key stakeholders. This has identified the need to review governance of the whole system.
At the Council of Ministers meeting on 3rd December 2015, the proposal to review the governance by the Health and Social Services Department was accepted by the Council and it was noted that work needed to be undertaken.
At the meeting on 20th April 2016 the Council of Ministers recognised that the Political Oversight Group had endorsed the proposed drawdown of £100,000 to enable Health and Social Services to fund a Project Manager and undertake discovery works to develop this proposal.
Sir David Henshaw has been retained to provide Health and Social Services with External Assurance during 2016, and as such, will undertake a full review of the Detailed Business Case once completed.
3. Recommendation
The Minister is recommended to approve the non-recurring budget transfer in 2016 of £100,000 from the Restructuring Provision to the Health and Social Services Department revenue head of expenditure in respect of a Review of System Wide Governance.
4. Reason for Decision
Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorised to approve the transfer from contingency of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year.
The aim of the project is to bring forward a Business Case for the Organisational Reform of Health and Social Services, which captures the need for a Review of System Wide Governance.
Funding was approved by the Council of Ministers on 20th April 2016.
A decision was signed by the Minister for Health and Social Services (MD- HSS-2016-0052) on 21st October 2016.
5. Resource Implications
The Restructuring Provision to decrease by £100,000 in 2016 and the Health and Social Services Department revenue head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount.
This decision does not result in any overall increase or decrease in the net expenditure of the States of Jersey, as approved in the MTFP 2016-2019.
Report author : Head of Decision Support | Document date 17th November 2016 |
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