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A dedision made on 10 June 2021

Decision reference: MD-TR-2020-0046
Decision Summary Title:	Allocation of Reserve Funding to HCS in 2020 for staff accommodation due to the impact of COVID-19		Date of Decision Summary:	16th April 2020
Decision Summary Author:	Specialist – Business Cases		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Allocation of Reserve Funding to HCS in 2020 for staff accommodation due to the impact of COVID-19		Date of Written Report:	16th April 2020
Written Report Author:	Specialist – Business Cases		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The allocation of up to £1,130,000 in 2020 from the General Reserve to HCS (Health and Community Services) as detailed in the attached report, to provide funding for both emergency and prolonged stay accommodation for essential staff, in a number of scenarios due to the impact of COVID-19.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a non-recurring allocation from the General Reserve in 2020 of up to £1,130,000 to HCS as detailed in the attached report to fund staff accommodation due to the impact of COVID-19.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 15(3) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that the approval by the States of a government plan authorises the Minister to direct how an approved appropriation for a reserve head of expenditure in the plan may be spent (including on another head of expenditure) in the first financial year covered by the plan. The current Contingency Allocation Policy (published as R.23/2020) sets the requirement for all allocations from contingency to be considered by the Investment Appraisal Board, Principal Accountable Officer and States Treasurer prior to submission to the Minister for approval, however it also states that ‘Where a request is made for £100,000 or less, or where the Minister is satisfied that there is an urgent need to provide funding in the public interest, an allocation may be made by the Minister on the recommendation of the Treasurer.’ A draft business case has been received and reviewed by the Investment Appraisal Team. Further to this review, the Treasurer recommends this allocation to the Minister for approval on the basis that there is an urgent need to provide funding in the public interest.
Resource Implications: The HCS head of expenditure to increase by up to £1,130,000 in 2020 and the General Reserve to decrease by the same amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Government Plan 2020-2023.
Action required: The Head of Financial Governance to advise the Specialist – Business Cases and the Head of Finance Business Partnering of HCS that this decision is approved.
Signature:		Position: Deputy S J Pinel Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: