Budget transfers from Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture, and Chief Minister's Department to Education Department: Jerriais Teaching

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A decision made 15 December 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2016-0033
Decision Summary Title:	Budget transfers from Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture and Chief Ministers Department to the Education Department to fund the teaching of Jerriais	Date of Decision Summary:	28th 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:	Budget transfers from Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture and Chief Ministers Department to the Education Department to fund the teaching of Jerriais	Date of Written Report:	28th November 2016
Written Report Author:	Head of Finance	Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Budget transfers from Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture (“EDTS&C”) and Chief Ministers Department (“CMD”) to the Education Department to fund the teaching of Jerriais.
Decision(s): The Minister for Education approved annual budget transfers from EDTS&C of £30,000 for the period 2017-2019 in respect of the MTFP Addition 7th Amendment which is no longer needed and specific budget transfers from EDTS&C of £54,121 in 2017, £56,812 in 2018 and £59,380 in 2019 for the teaching of Jerriais. The Minister for Education further approved annual budget transfers from CMD of £52,000 for the period 2017-2019 for the teaching of Jerriais.
Reason(s) for Decision: Prior to the MTFP Addition 7th Amendment to transfer £30,000 from Education to EDTS&C to fund the teaching of Jerriais, the Assistant Minister for EDTS&C had agreed (under MD-E-2016-0027) to provide the Education Department with annual funding up to £61,431 for the period 2016–2019 on the basis that Education were best placed to deliver the service. Following the Chief Minister’s commitment to fund Jerriais, the £30,000 budget within EDTS&C’s cash limit for 2017-2019 will no longer be needed and therefore be transferred back to Education. In addition EDTS&C agreed to transfer specific budgets of £54,121 in 2017, £56,812 in 2018 and £59,380 in 2019 and this will be reflected in the MTFP Addition Annex Updates 2018 and 2019. The Chief Minister’s Department committed to provide additional funding for the teaching of Jerriais of £52,000 annually for the period 2017–2019. These combined funds will allow the Education Department to recruit, develop and manage an appropriate level of teaching resource to fulfil the teaching of Jerriais in Jersey primary schools over the period 2017-2019. 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 transferred from one head of expenditure to another head of expenditure for any purpose not otherwise specified. Delegation 1.2 delegates authority to agree non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.

Resource Implications:

The Education Department revenue head of expenditure to increase by £84,121 in 2017, £86,812 in 2018 and £89,380 in 2019 and the EDTS&C revenue head of expenditure to decrease by an identical amount.

The Education Department revenue head of expenditure to increase annually by £52,000 in the period 2017-2019 and the CMD revenue head of expenditure to decrease by an identical amount

Action required:

The Minister for Education to request the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources for these budget transfers.

Signature:

Position: Deputy Rod Bryans

Minister for Education

Date Signed:

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