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A decision made (19/01/2009) regarding: Budget Transfer - IT Capital Vote.

Decision Reference: MD-C-2009-0011
Decision Summary Title :	Budget Transfer – CMD ISD		Date of Decision Summary:	January 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Loretta Outhwaite Finance Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	ISD Budget Transfer		Date of Written Report:	19th January 2009
Written Report Author:	Loretta Outhwaite Finance Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Budget Transfer – CMD ISD
Decision(s): The Chief Minister agreed the transfer of up to £3,800,000 from the Chief Ministers IT Capital Vote to the ISD Revenue 2008 Budget non-recurringly. In MD-C-2007-0072 the Chief Minister agreed the principle of this transfer for 2008.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Treasury undertook a review of the expenditure made against the IT Capital Budgets in 2006 in preparation for GAAP compliance. It was recognised that much of the expenditure was of a revenue nature and would be more appropriately recognised in the revenue accounts. It was not practical to implement a permanent budget transfer in advance of GAAP (2009) so it was agreed that in year transfers would be made in 2008. This transfer will provide that the full revenue cost for corporate IT is presented in the Chief Ministers accounts at year end and thereby increase the visibility of States IT spend.
Resource Implications: Nil – transfer between capital and revenue budgets.
Action required: Treasury and Resources Finance Director to action budget transfers.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Budget Transfer - IT Capital Vote.

Date: 19 th January 2009

ISD Budget Transfer

Purpose of the report

To request approval for the transfer of up to £3.8m budget from ISD capital to ISD revenue required by a change in accounting treatment.

Background

Some time ago, a review of the expenditure in ISD found that significant spend was being recorded against capital budgets that would be more appropriately reported in the States’ revenue accounts.

The change in accounting treatment improves the financial reporting, visibility and management of this expenditure as it will be subject to revenue processes such as monthly reporting and forecasting, States budget approval and efficiency and other savings targets.

A similar transfer was agreed by the Chief Minister in 2006 for £2.84m and in 2007 for £3.04m.

In December 2007, through MD-C-2007-0072 the Chief Minister agreed the principle of this transfer for 2008.

To support the 2008 ISD programme the planned level of expenditure from the Capital allocation was £4m. However, due to slippage in the project timetable, only £3.8m has been spent. The balance of £0.2m will be drawn down during 2009, when appropriate project milestones have been achieved.

reCOMMENDATIONS

To approve the non-recurring transfer of up to £3.8m budget from ISD capital to ISD revenue in 2008, as required by a change in accounting treatment.