Treasury and Resources
Ministerial Decision Report
HOME AFFAIRS AND JERSEY PROPERTY HOLDINGS
TRANSFER OF PRISON REDEVELOPMENT PHASE 2 FROM HOME AFFAIRS TO JERSEY PROPERTY HOLDINGS
1. Purpose of Report
To enable the Minister to approve the budget and expenditure transfer of the Prison Redevelopment Phase 2 from Home Affairs Department to Jersey Property Holdings (JPH), and to approve the amalgamation of the existing JPH Prison Masterplan capital heads of expenditure into a single capital Head of Expenditure.
2. Background
In February 2007 the management, administration, budgets and expenditure for the following capital projects were transferred from the Home Affairs Department to JPH:
· Prison Feasibility Stage 2
· Prison Cell Block Reconstruction (Phase 3)
· Police Relocation (Planning)
· Police Relocation (Phase 1).
It was also agreed that all future property related projects for the Home Affairs Department should be administered and managed by JPH, subject to the close involvement of the Heads of Service as members of any project groups.
At that time the Home Affairs Department retained the budget for Phase 2 of the Prison redevelopment as it was an ongoing capital project. However, now that the Phase has been completed it is proposed that the budget and associated expenditure be transferred to JPH as it forms part of the Prison Masterplan which is being managed by JPH.
3. Proposals
Budget and Expenditure
The Home Affairs Department and JPH have requested that in line with the management, budgets and expenditure also transfer between the departments. This request requires that the budget for Phase 2 of the Prison redevelopment of £6,902,848 and the final cost of £7,166,553 be transferred from Home Affairs to JPH. Further details are contained in a report submitted by the Assistant Director of JPH attached as Appendix A.
Prison Masterplan
As the phases, and budgets are linked it is appropriate that the Phase 2 project should be transferred to JPH to order to allow for the budgets to be consolidated under a single capital head of expenditure. The departments therefore also request that the Minister approves the amalgamation of existing capital heads of expenditure into a single Head of Expenditure with separate business units to identify the costs of each phase.
4. Recommendation
That the Minister approves:-
(i) the budget transfer of £6,902,848 and expenditure of £7,166,553 from Home Affairs to JPH in respect of Phase 2 of the Prison redevelopment; and
(ii) the amalgamation of the existing JPH Prison Masterplan capital Heads of Expenditure into a single capital head of expenditure.
5. Reason for Decision
Under Financial Direction 3.6 and the Public Finance (Jersey) Law 2005, the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources is required for any variations to heads of expenditure above £100,000.
6. Resource Implications
There are no resource implications, States expenditure will not increase as a result of this Decision.
Report author :Finance Manager, Decision Support | Document date : 06 April 2010 |
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