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Budget transfer from Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund: Prison - Phase Six

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A decision made 22 Janaury 2018:

Decision Reference:  MD-T-2018-0007

Decision Summary Title:

Acceptance of funding for Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan from COCF

Date of Decision Summary:

16 January 2018

Decision Summary Author:

Finance Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Acceptance of funding for Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan from COCF

Date of Written Report:

16 January 2018

Written Report Author:

Finance Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:  Transfer of £6,500,000 from the Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund (“COCF”) to the Community and Constitutional Affairs (“CCA”) revenue head of expenditure and subsequent transfer to the Jersey Property Holdings Prison Phase Six (FA0MF18025) capital head of expenditure for Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan.

Decision(s): The Minister accepted a non-recurring budget transfer of £6,500,000 from the CCA revenue head of expenditure to the Jersey Property Holdings Prison Phase Six (FA0MF18025) capital head of expenditure.

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.

 

An application was made to the COCF for funding of £6,500,000 to contribute towards the capital cost of Phase 6 of the Prison Masterplan. On 30th November 2017 the States Assembly endorsed the utilisation of £6,500,000 of funds from the COCF to contribute towards the capital cost of Phase Six of the Prison Masterplan proposed by the Minister for Treasury and Resources as part of the 2018 Budget Statement.

Resource Implications: The COCF will decrease by £6,500,000 in 2018 and the CCA revenue head of expenditure will temporarily increase by an identical amount in 2018. A total of £6,500,000 will subsequently be transferred from the CCA revenue head of expenditure to the Jersey Property Holdings Prison Phase Six capital head of expenditure.

Action required: Finance Director – Department for Infrastructure to inform Head of Decision support once this decision has been approved. 

Signature:

 

Position:

Minister for Infrastructure             

 

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision:

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