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Budget transfer from Health and Social Services to Treasury and Resources - Property Holdings: Transfer of Building Maintenance

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A decision made 8 August 2014:

Decision Reference:       MD-HSS-2014-0031

Decision Summary Title :

Budget transfer from Health and Social Services to the Treasury and Resources  Department

Date of Decision Summary:

7 July 2014

Decision Summary Author:

 

Assistant Director of Finance

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Transfer of Property Maintenance budget for specific buildings to the Treasury and Resources Department  

Date of Written Report:

7 July, 2014

Written Report Author:

Assistant Director of Finance

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Exempt

3.2.1 (a)(i)

Subject:

Agreement to the recurring Budget Transfer of £300,000 from the HSSD revenue head of expenditure to the Treasury and Resources Department revenue head of expenditure arising from the transfer of service responsibility to Jersey Property Holdings for the maintenance of an agreed list of buildings.

 

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the budget transfer of £300,000 from the HSSD revenue head of expenditure to the Treasury and Resources Department revenue head of expenditure with effect from 1 January 2015.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

Article 18(1)(b) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister, be transferred from one head of expenditure to another head of expenditure consequently on a transfer of functions.

Financial Direction 3.6 – Variations to Heads of Expenditure states transfers between revenue heads of expenditure are allowed only where approved by the States or relevant Ministers (via Ministerial Decision), as appropriate.

 

Resource Implications:

The HSSD revenue head of expenditure will decrease by £300,000 and the Treasury and Resources Department revenue head of expenditure will increase by £300,000. This decision does not result in any overall increase or decrease in the net expenditure of the States, as approved in the MTFP 2013-2015. This Decision does not impact on approved FTE manpower resources across the States.

 

Action required:

The Minister of Health and Social Services to sign a Ministerial Decision to authorise the transfer of funds from the HSSD revenue heads of expenditure.

 

HSSD Finance to process the budget transfer from the HSSD revenue head of expenditure.

 

Signature:

Position:

Minister for Health & Social Services

 

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision:

 

 

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