Pandemic Flu Preparation: Transfer of Funds

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A decision made on 6 December 2010 regarding a transfer of funds for pandemic flu preparations

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2010-0055
Decision Summary Title :	Pandemic Flu Preparation (P67)		Date of Decision Summary:	29th October 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Finance & Information Services		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Pandemic Flu Preparation (P67)		Date of Written Report:	29th October 2010
Written Report Author:	Director of Finance & Information Services		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Section 11(8) funding for H1N1 (originally H5N1) pandemic flu preparation as per P67/2008
Decision(s): The Minister requests the transfer of £458,000 non-recurrently in 2010 from the Treasury & Resources Department to the Health & Social Services Department in order to fund pandemic flu preparations.
Reason(s) for Decision: Funding is required to reimburse Health & Social Services Department for actual costs incurred from 1st January to 30th September 2010 for flu pandemic preparations.
Resource Implications: Funding for £458,000 expenditure incurred in 2010 by Health & Social Services Department.
Action required: Request the Minister for Treasury & Resources to transfer £458,000 from Treasury & Resources Department to Health & Social Services Department.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Pandemic Flu Preparation: Transfer of Funds

HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

Summary Report: Pandemic Flu Preparations (P67)

The following expenditure has been incurred during 2010 by Health and Social Services for urgent costs associated with the preparation for the flu pandemic.

As per the funding agreement the Accounting Officer confirms:

that the goods and services being purchased were required immediately and were needed to respond to the threat to the safety of the island’s inhabitants;
that the 2010 forecast position in H&SS assumes these funds are received;
that there were appropriate controls in place to ensure that funds were being spent appropriately;
that value for money was achieved; and
that financial directions were complied with in respect of this expenditure.