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A decision made 10 March 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2017-0036
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of road safety funding from Jersey Car Parks to the Road Safety Improvements capital head of expenditure		Date of Decision Summary:	6th March 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Transfer of road safety funding from Jersey Car Parks to the Road Safety Improvements capital head of expenditure		Date of Written Report:	6th March 2017
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: To approve the use of income from the Jersey Car Parking Sustainable Transport & Road Safety capital head of expenditure of £1,250,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 within the Department for Infrastructure (“DfI) revenue head of expenditure and the subsequent budget transfers of £1,200,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 from the DfI revenue head of expenditure to the DfI Road Safety Improvements capital head of expenditure (Q00MF15037). The remaining £50,000 not transferred in 2017 will remain in the DfI revenue head of expenditure to be used to fund the e-bikes scheme.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to approve the use of income from the Jersey Car Parking Sustainable Transport & Road Safety capital head of expenditure of £1,250,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 within the Department for Infrastructure (“DfI) revenue head of expenditure and the subsequent budget transfers of £1,200,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 from the DfI revenue head of expenditure to the DfI Road Safety Improvements capital head of expenditure (Q00MF15037). The remaining £50,000 not transferred in 2017 will remain in the DfI revenue head of expenditure to be used to fund the e-bikes scheme.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 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. Article 19(1) of the Public Finances (Jersey) 2005 states that If, during a financial year, the Minister is satisfied that the income of a States funded body which has a revenue head of expenditure for the year is likely to exceed its estimated income taken into account in approving that head of expenditure (a) the Minister may authorize the body to withdraw from the consolidated fund during that year an amount not exceeding the likely excess of income; Delegation 1.3 delegates authority to approve in all non-contentious cases where any such additional income matches additional expenditure or additional income in excess of increased expenditure (i.e. additional surplus income) required to generate that income, but the excess income is not more than 10% (up to a maximum of £500,000 for a States trading operation and £100,000 for all other States-funded bodies) of the estimated income notified to the States for that particular service area – this additional income should not be used to fund recurring expenditure for which no future funding is secured. A decision (MD-T-2017-0016) was signed by the Minister for Infrastructure on 27th February 2017.
Resource Implications: The JCP Sustainable Transport & Road Safety capital head of expenditure (QYCMF16039) will decrease by £1,250,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 to £nil and the DfI revenue head of expenditure will increase by £1,250,000; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019. The DfI revenue head of expenditure will show an additional income budget of £1,250,000; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 and an additional expenditure budget of £1,200,000; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019. This expenditure budget will subsequently be transferred to the DfI Road Safety Improvements capital head of expenditure (Q00MF15037) increasing it by £1,200,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019. £50,000 will remain in the DfI revenue head of expenditure to be used to fund the e-bikes scheme during 2017.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to advise the Finance Manager - Department for Infrastructure once this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Budget Transfers - Internal: Road Safety Improvements and E-Bikes Scheme

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Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

Transfer of road safety funding from Jersey Car ParkING to the Road Safety Improvements capital head of expenditure

Purpose of Report

To approve the use of income from the Jersey Car Parking Sustainable Transport & Road Safety capital head of expenditure of £1,250,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 within the Department for Infrastructure (“DfI) revenue head of expenditure and the subsequent budget transfers of £1,200,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 from the DfI revenue head of expenditure to the DfI Road Safety Improvements capital head of expenditure (Q00MF15037).

The remaining £50,000 not transferred in 2017 will remain in the DfI revenue head of expenditure to be used to fund the e-bikes scheme.

Background

The JCP (“Jersey Car Parking”) trading operation was originally established to undertake the administration, management, financing, development and maintenance of the public parking places that are within the functions of the Minister for Infrastructure. It was also intended that the trading fund was to provide funding for improvements in the Island’s traffic and transport system. The trading fund is funded by means of the charges levied for parking in public spaces, which includes on-street, surface and multi-storey car parks.

In the Medium Term Financial Plan 2016-19 (P.72-2015), the States Assembly approved the JCP proposed programme of capital budget allocations for Sustainable Transport and Road Safety Schemes of £1,000,000 in 2016, £1,250,000 in 2017, £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019.

The remaining £50,000 not transferred in 2017 will remain in the DfI revenue head of expenditure to be used to fund the e-bikes scheme.

This funding has been identified to fund several sustainable transport capital schemes in 2017. As the delivery of these schemes and the assets, once created will be managed by DfI, it is intended that the funding be made as a capital grant from JCP to DfI, who will request the use of the income, the creation of budgets, and the transfer of expenditure budgets to capital, to match the proposed accounting treatment. This will enable consistency with other schemes being delivered by DfI which achieve the same objective.

It is intended that future year allocations from JCP will continue to fund infrastructure improvements, being delivered by DfI, which support the Sustainable Transport Policy.

3. Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the use of income from the Jersey Car Parking Sustainable Transport & Road Safety capital head of expenditure of £1,250,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 within the Department for Infrastructure (“DfI) revenue head of expenditure and the subsequent budget transfers of £1,200,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 from the DfI revenue head of expenditure to the DfI Road Safety Improvements capital head of expenditure (Q00MF15037).

The remaining £50,000 not transferred in 2017 will remain in the DfI revenue head of expenditure to be used to fund the e-bikes scheme.

4. Reason for Decision

Article 18(1)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 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.

Article 19(1) of the Public Finances (Jersey) 2005 states that If, during a financial year, the Minister is satisfied that the income of a States funded body which has a revenue head of expenditure for the year is likely to exceed its estimated income taken into account in approving that head of expenditure

(a) the Minister may authorize the body to withdraw from the consolidated fund during that year an amount not exceeding the likely excess of income;

Delegation 1.3 delegates authority to approve in all non-contentious cases where any such additional income matches additional expenditure or additional income in excess of increased expenditure (i.e. additional surplus income) required to generate that income, but the excess income is not more than

10% (up to a maximum of £500,000 for a States trading operation and £100,000 for all other States-funded bodies) of the estimated income notified to the States for that particular service area – this additional income should not be used to fund recurring expenditure for which no future funding is secured.

A decision (MD-T-2017-0016) was signed by the Minister for Infrastructure on 27th February 2017

5. Resource Implications

The JCP Sustainable Transport & Road Safety capital head of expenditure (QYCMF16039) will decrease by £1,250,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 to £nil and the DfI revenue head of expenditure will increase by £1,250,000; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019.

The DfI revenue head of expenditure will show an additional income budget of £1,250,000; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019 and an additional expenditure budget of £1,200,000; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019.

This expenditure budget will subsequently be transferred to the DfI Road Safety Improvements capital head of expenditure (Q00MF15037) increasing it by £1,200,000 in 2017; £1,500,000 in 2018 and £1,500,000 in 2019. £50,000 will remain in the DfI revenue head of expenditure to be used to fund the e-bikes scheme during 2017.

Report author : Head of Decision Support	Document date 6th March 2017
Quality Assurance / Review : Head of Decision Support	File name and path L:\Treasury\Sections\Corporate Finance\Ministerial Decisions\DS, WR and SD\2017 -0036 - JCP to DFI Road Safety Funding eBikes
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