Budget transfer from Education Department to Community and Constitutional Affairs: Independent Jersey Care Inquiry

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A decision made 9 December 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2016-0030
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of budget allocated from Contingency from the Education Department to Community and Constitutional Affairs		Date of Decision Summary:	22 November 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Finance		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title:	Transfer of budget allocated from Contingency from the Education Department to Community and Constitutional Affairs		Date of Written Report:	22 November 2016
Written Report Author:	Head of Finance		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Qualified Exempt, Article 35 Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011
Subject: The non-recurring transfer of £50,000 in 2016 from the Education Department revenue head of expenditure to the Community and Constitutional Affairs (CCA) revenue head of expenditure to support the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry (IJCI)
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to request the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve to a non-recurring transfer of £50,000 in 2016 from the Education Department revenue head of expenditure to the CCA revenue head of expenditure for funding to support the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry (IJCI).
Reason(s) 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 expenditure or the insurance fund of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year. Article 18(1)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 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. This funding was previously allocated from Contingency to the Education Department for work to support the IJCI. This funding is no longer required by Education so is being transferred to CCA where there is a need for funding to support the Inquiry. This transfer does not increase the total cost of the Inquiry.
Resource Implications: The Education Department revenue head of expenditure to decrease by £50,000 in 2016 and the Community and Constitutional Affairs revenue head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount.
Action required: The Minister for Education to request the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources for this budget transfer.
Signature:		Position: Deputy Rod Bryans Minister for Education
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):