Budget transfer from Criminal Offences Confiscations Fund to Home Affairs Department for Court and Case Costs

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A decision made 13 June 2011 regarding:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2011-0070
Decision Summary Title:	Budget Transfer from the Criminal Offences Confiscations Fund to the Home Affairs Department for Court and Case Costs		Date of Decision Summary:	2nd June 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Financial Planning and Performance		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Budget Transfer from the Criminal Offences Confiscations Fund to the Home Affairs Department for Court and Case Costs		Date of Written Report:	2nd June 2011
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Non-recurring budget transfer in 2011 of £404,000 from the Criminal Offences Confiscations Fund (COCF) to the Home Affairs Department for court and case costs.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a budget transfer of £404,000 from the COCF to the Home Affairs Department in 2011 for court and case costs.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 24(4)(a) of the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999 states that the monies in the COCF may be applied by the Minister in promoting or supporting measures that, in the opinion of the Minister, may assist – (i) in preventing, suppressing or otherwise dealing with criminal conduct (ii) in dealing with the consequences of criminal conduct, or (iii) without prejudice to the generality of clauses (i) and (ii), in facilitating the enforcement of any enactment dealing with criminal conduct. In addition, Article 24(5) provides that the Minister shall consult the Attorney General (AG) before agreeing the above, and the AG has confirmed that he is in agreement with this allocation of funds.
Resource Implications: The Home Affairs revenue budget to increase by £404,000 in 2011 and the balance of the COCF to decrease by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to notify the Director of Financial Planning and Performance, the Director of Accounting Services and the Finance Director of Home Affairs that the decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: