Transfer of funds relating to additional accommodation for Acorn Industries

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A decision made 11 December 2009 regarding: Transfer of funds relating to additional accommodation for Acorn Industries.

Decision Reference: MD-S-2009-0069
Decision Summary Title :	DS – Acorn Industries		Date of Decision Summary:	4 December 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Transfer of funds from the Social Security Department cash limited expenditure to Jersey Property Holdings		Date of Written Report:	3 December 2009
Written Report Author:	Finance Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Transfer of funds from the Social Security Department cash limited expenditure to Jersey Property Holdings to contribute towards the additional accommodation required for Acorn Industries.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to make a one off transfer of funds from the Social Security Department cash limited expenditure to Jersey Property Holdings amounting to £438,000 from the unspent balance of funds awarded by the States in 2009 for inclusive Vocational Day Services and Employment for People with a Learning Disability and People on the Autistic Spectrum.
Reason(s) for Decision: The facilities at Acorn Industries are inadequate and Jersey Property Holdings have made funds available to create a new facility at Acorn from unspent votes from relocating the animal incinerator (a capital scheme within the 2009 Business Plan). That sum available is sufficient to meet the needs of Jersey Employment Trusts (JET) plans for the site. The Minister for Social Security has agreed to transfer the unspent balance of funds awarded by the States in 2009 for inclusive Vocational Day Services and Employment for People with a Learning Disability and People on the Autistic Spectrum, given that the facility will meet similar objectives of that strategy in the long term by providing a modern facility for activities of JET.
Resource Implications: As above
Action required: The Minister to seek approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources in accordance with Financial Direction 3.6 – Variations to Heads of Expenditure.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision :