Budget transfer from Economic Development Department: Trackers Apprentice Programme and approval of 2 additional posts from 1 January 2016

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A decision made 22 May 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2015-0010
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of Funding for Trackers Apprentice Programme from Economic Development to Education, Sport and Culture, and approval for two additional FTEs			Date of Decision Summary:	22nd May 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager Department for ESC			Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:		N/A
Written Report Title:	Transfer of Funding for Trackers Apprentice Programme from Economic Development to Education, Sport and Culture, and approval for two additional FTEs		Date of Written Report:		22nd May 2015
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager Department for ESC		Written Report : Public or Exempt?		Public
Subject: Recurring budget transfer of £600,000 from 1st January 2016 onwards from the Economic Development Department (EDD) to Education, Sport and Culture (ESC) to fund the Trackers Apprentice Programme and approval for 2 additional FTEs within ESC from 1st January 2016.
Decision(s): The Minister for ESC approved a recurring budget transfer of £600,000 from 1st January 2016 onwards from the Economic Development Department to Education, Sport and Culture, and an additional 2.0 FTEs in ESC from 1st January 2016.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure. Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.
Resource Implications: The ESC revenue head of expenditure to increase by £600,000 from 1st January 2016 and the EDD revenue head of expenditure to decrease by an identical amount on the same date. The ESC establishment FTE to increase by 2.0 from 1st January 2016. This budget transfer will be included in the next MTFP (2016-2019).
Action required: The Minister for ESC to seek approval of the Treasurer of the States for the transfer.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: