Funding UK placements for Family X

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A decision made 21 January 2010 regarding: Budget transfer relating to funding UK placements for Family X.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2009-0011
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of Funds from Treasury and Resources to Health and Social Services for Reimbursement of costs in relation to UK Placement for Family X		Date of Decision Summary:	19 January 2010
Decision Summary Author:	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:	Transfer of Funds from Treasury and Resources to Health and Social Services for Reimbursement of costs in relation to UK Placement for Family X		Date of Written Report:	19 January 2010
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager, Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer of £315,710 from Treasury and Resources to Health and Social Services to fund the UK placement of Family X.
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources approved the reimbursement of £315,710 to Health and Social Services for expenditure incurred in relation to funding UK placements for Family X.
Reason(s) for Decision: Financial Direction 3.6 and the Public Finance (Jersey) Law 2005, states the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources is required for any variations to heads of expenditure above £100,000. It also fulfils funding requirements as set out in P.17/2009 approved by the States 12 May 2009.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower resource implications other than those noted in the report.
Action required: Finance Manager to inform Finance Director, Health and Social Services Department, that the capital transfers have been approved.
Signature:		Position: Deputy E. J. Noel, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: