Comprehensive Spending Review: Approval of Requests and transfer of budgets for restructuring provision: Environment, Chief Minister's, Health and Social Services, and Economic Development

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A decision made 8 June 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2012-0052
Decision Summary Title:	CSR – Allocation of Restructuring Provision and Budget Transfers		Date of Decision Summary:	7 June 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Comprehensive Spending Review Programme Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	CSR – Allocation of Restructuring Provision and Budget Transfers		Date of Written Report:	7 June 2012
Written Report Author:	Comprehensive Spending Review Programme Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt 3.2.1 (a) (i)
Subject: Approval of requests for Restructuring Provision funds in support of the CSR and reform processes and transfer of budgets to the Environment, Chief Minister’s, Health and Social Services and Economic Development Departments.
Decision(s): The Minister approved: (a) requests totalling a maximum of £534,300 in 2012 and commitments of £144,000 in 2013 in support of the CSR and reform processes to be funded from the Treasury and Resources Restructuring Provision; and (b) budget transfers from the Treasury and Resources Restructuring Provision to be made as follows: £140,000 to the Environment Department; £62,000 to the Chief Minister’s Department and £144,000 in 2013; a maximum of £127,000 to the Health and Social Services Department; and £205,000 to the Economic Development Department.
Reason(s) for Decision: The States recognised the need to invest funds to achieve savings as significant as £65 million over 3 years when it approved a Restructuring Provision of £6 million and £10 million in the 2011 and 2012 budgets respectively and the draft Medium Term Financial Plan has initially earmarked £8.1 million in the 2013 Budget. This current request for a total of £678,300 over the next 2 years for five projects in four departments, which is supported by the Council of Ministers, will ensure CSR projects are progressed and achieved. Article 2(6) of the Public Finances (Transitional Arrangements) (Jersey) Order 2011 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.
Resource Implications: The Treasury and Resources Restructuring Provision to decrease by £534,300 and £144,000 in 2012 and 2013 respectively and the following departments’ revenue heads of expenditure to increase by the amounts detailed below: (a) Environment Department by £140,000 in 2012; (b) Chief Minister’s Department by £62,000 in 2012 and £144,000 in 2013; (c) Health and Social Services Department by a maximum of £127,000 in 2012; and (d) Economic Development Department by £205,000 in 2012. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2012 or 2013. Following approval of this decision £11 million will remain in the Restructuring Provision at the end of 2013.
Action required: Head of Financial Management, Accounting and Reporting to notify the Comprehensive Spending Review Programme Director that this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: