Budget Transfer: Housing Transformation Programme Implementation

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A decisino made on 25 October 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-H-2013-0079
Decision Summary Title :	DS - Budget Transfer for HTP Implementation		Date of Decision Summary:	17th October 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	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? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	N/A
Subject: To accept budget transfers of £425,000 in 2013 and £260,000 in 2014 to fund the implementation of the Housing Transformation Programme from the central Restructuring Provision.
Decision(s): The Minister accepted the budget transfers of £425,000 in 2013 and £260,000 in 2014 from the Restructuring Provision to the Housing Department
Reason(s) for Decision: On 16th May 2013 the States Assembly approved P33/2013, The Reform Of Social Housing, which proposed the establishment of a private company to operate and develop the States owned social housing stock. These funds are required to support the implementation of that proposal.
Resource Implications: Financial: Increase in Departmental cash limit of £425,000 and £260,000 in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
Action required: Finance Director to liaise with the Treasury and Resources Department to have the budget applied to the Housing Department.
Signature:		Position: MINISTER
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):