Pay Award 2012: 1% Non-Consolidated: Contingency Funding: Transfer

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A decision made 7 December 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-H-2012-0103
Decision Summary Title:	Contingency Funding for 2012 Non Consolidated Pay Award		Date of Decision Summary:	5th December 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Finance Director
Written Report Title:	N/A		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	N/A		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	N/A
Subject: Transfer of contingency funding from the Provision for Central Reserves (one-off funding) to the Housing Department for costs associated with the 1% Non Consolidated Pay Awards for 2012.
Decision(s): The Minister accepted a budget transfer for non-recurring contingency funding totalling £20,600 from the Provision for Central Reserves for costs associated with the 1% Non Consolidated Pay Awards for 2012.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 2(6) of the Public Finances (Transitional Arrangements) (Jersey) Order 2011 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 SEB have offered a 1% non-consolidated pay award for 2012 for which contingency funding is held in the States of Jersey Central Reserves. In order to make the payments associated with this award it is necessary to have the budget transferred to the Housing Department’s head of expenditure.
Resource Implications: The Department’s revenue head of expenditure will increase in total by £20,600 This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2012.
Action required: Finance Director to liaise with Treasury and Resources Department to affect the necessary budget transfer.
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