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Budget Transfers in respect of Historic Child Abuse Enquiry

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A decision made (08.12.2008) to approve transfers from the Treasury and Resources Contingency Fund to reimburse expenditure incurred on the Historic Child Abuse Enquiry.

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2008-0141

Decision Summary Title:

Budget transfers in respect of Historic Child Abuse Enquiry

Date of Decision Summary:

3rd December 2008

Decision Summary Author:

Kevin Hemmings

Head of Decision Support

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

 Written Report

Title:

Budget transfers in respect of Historic Child Abuse Enquiry

Date of Written Report:

3rd December 2008

Written Report Author:

Kevin Hemmings

Head of Decision Support

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: 

Budget transfers in respect of Historic Child Abuse Enquiry

 

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the transfers from the Treasury and Resources Department Contingency Fund to the following revenue heads of expenditure to reimburse additional actual expenditure incurred on the Historic Child Abuse Enquiry up to 30th September 2008:

  Health and Social Services - £29,000

  Home Affairs - £1,068,000

  Law Officers Department - £479,064

  Chief Minister’s - £3,583

Total - £1,579,647

Reason(s) for Decision:

The Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 and financial direction 3.6 require the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve significant transfers between revenue and capital heads of expenditure and to report such transfers to the States twice yearly. In September the States approved P91/2008 (Historic Child Abuse Enquiry – Funding) which required the Minister for Treasury and Resources to allocate reimbursement of actual expenditure by public ministerial decision.

Resource Implications:

Other than those detailed in the report there are no further financial or manpower Implications.

Action required:

Head of Decision Support to ensure that the necessary transfers are effected.

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Position: Senator T A Le Sueur, Minister for Treasury and Resources

 

                 

 

Date Signed: 8th December 2008

Date of Decision: 8th December 2008

 

 

 

 

 

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