Budget Transfer: London Office: 2013: From Central Contingency

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A decision made 11 November 2013:

Decision reference: MD-TR-2013-0085
Decision Summary Title:	Budget transfer from Central Contingency (one-off) to CMD in relation to the London Representative Office		Date of Decision Summary:	5 November 2013
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:	Budget transfer from Central Contingency (one-off) to CMD in relation to the London Representative Office		Date of Written Report:		5 November 2013
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager – Corporate Group		Written Report : Public or Exempt?		Public
Subject: Budget transfer from Central Contingency (one-off) to the Chief Minister’s Department (CMD) in relation to the London Representative Office in 2013.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a budget transfer of £210,000 in 2013, from Central Contingency (one-off) to the CMD revenue head of expenditure in relation to the London Representative Office in 2013.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources (T&R) is authorised to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure to heads of expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year.
Resource Implications: Central Contingency (one-off) to decrease by £210,000 in 2013 and the CMD revenue head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States.
Action required: Business Manager to inform the Head of Financial Planning, the Financial Performance Reporting Manager and the Finance Manager – Corporate Group that this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: