Pay Awards 2023: Allocation of Reserve Funding

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A decision made 25 August 2023:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2023-567		Public
Subject: Allocation of Reserve Funding for 2023 Pay awards
Report Title: Allocation of Reserve Funding for 2023 Pay awards		Public
Decision(s): The Minister decided to approve an allocation of up to £12,123,951 to the various Heads of Expenditure from the Reserve for Centrally Held Items. This is to cover the budget allocation of the 2023 pay award in respect of the Junior Doctors pay group and the interim pay agreement in respect of Nurses and Midwives, Heads and Deputies and Teachers pay groups, as detailed in the Written Report.
Reason for Decision(s): Article 15(3) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that the approval by the States of a Government Plan authorises the Minister to direct how an approved appropriation for a Reserve head of expenditure in the plan may be spent (including on another head of expenditure) in the first financial year covered by the plan. The current Policy for Allocations from the Reserve (published as R.76/2022) sets the requirement for all allocations from the Reserve for Centrally Held Items to be reviewed by the Investment Appraisal Team who will provide the Treasurer of the States sufficient information to allow him to reach a decision to recommend the funding. The allocation has been reviewed by the Investment Appraisal Team and the Treasurer now recommends this to the Minister for Treasury and Resources for approval.
Resource Implications: The Reserve for Centrally Held Items to decrease by up to £12,123,951 and the Heads of Expenditure detailed in the written report to increase by up to £12,123,951. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Government Plan 2023-2026. The recurring impact of the consolidated element of these awards will be included in the Government Plan 2024-2027.
Action Required: The Minister’s Private Secretary to advise the Head of Financial Planning and the Head of Finance Business Partnering for the various Heads of Expenditure that this decision is approved
Signature:	Signed By: Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:	Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):