Budget Transfer: Public Sector Reform: Restructuring Provision: Health and Social Services, Environment, and Housing Departments

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A decision made 11 November 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2013-0098
Decision Summary Title:	Public Sector Reform – Allocation of Restructuring Provision and Budget Transfers		Date of Decision Summary:	5 November 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Public Sector Reform Programme Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Public Sector Reform - Allocation of Restructuring Provision and Budget Transfers		Date of Written Report:	5 November 2013
Written Report Author:	Public Sector Reform Programme Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Approval of requests for Restructuring Provision funds in support of the Public Sector Reform Programme and transfer of budgets to the Health and Social Services, Department of the Environment and Housing Departments.
Decision(s): The Minister approved budget transfers totalling £465,000, £936,000 and £469,000 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively from the Restructuring Provision to the following departments: a) £8,000, £643,000 and £469,000 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively to the Health and Social Services Department; b) £32,000 and £33,000 in 2013 and 2014 respectively to the Department of the Environment; and c) £425,000 and £260,000 in 2013 and 2014 respectively to the Housing Department.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Council of Ministers has acknowledged that investment will be needed to ensure Public Sector Reform is successful. Furthermore, funds have been identified and approved in the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) over the next three years and the Council of Ministers agreed these specific requests at its meeting on 16 October 2013. Article 2(6) of the Public Finances (Transitional Arrangements) (Jersey) Order 2011 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 used for the purposes of another head of expenditure.
Resource Implications: The Restructuring Provision to decrease by £465,000, £936,000 and £469,000 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively and the following departments’ revenue heads of expenditure to increase by the amounts indicated below: a) Health and Social Services Department - £8,000, £643,000 and £469,000 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively; b) Department of the Environment - £32,000 and £33,000 in 2013 and 2014 respectively; and c) Housing Department - £425,000 and £260,000 in 2013 and 2014 respectively. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2013, 2014 and 2015 in the MTFP.
Action required: Business Manager to notify the Public Sector Reform Programme Manager that this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: