General Hospital: Theatres: Upgrade: Capital Budget Amalgamation

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A decision made 8 April 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2014-0031
Decision Summary Title:	Amalgamation of Main Theatres Capital Budget and Maternity Theatre Capital Budget		Date of Decision Summary:	2 April 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Estates		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Amalgamation of Main Theatres Capital Budget and Maternity Theatre Capital Budget		Date of Written Report:	2 April 2014
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager - JPH		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The amalgamation of two existing capital heads of expenditure named Main Theatre Upgrade and New Maternity Theatre into a single capital head of expenditure.
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources approved the amalgamation of two existing capital heads of expenditure named ‘Main Theatre Upgrade’ and ‘New Maternity Theatre’ into a single existing capital head of expenditure.
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. The Theatres projects were revised and will now be run as a single project; therefore a decision was taken to amalgamate the two capital heads of expenditure to reflect this. This amalgamation does not change the total voted by the States of Jersey for the Theatres upgrade.
Resource Implications: The New Maternity Theatre capital head of expenditure to decrease by £1,494,000 and the Main Theatre Upgrade capital head of expenditure to increase by £1,494,000. Therefore the Main Theatre Upgrade capital head of expenditure will have a total budget of £6,483,000. This does not increase the total amount of expenditure approved by the States.
Action required: Business Manager to notify the Financial Performance Reporting Manager and the Finance Manager - JPH that this decision has been approved
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: