Transfer of Education Officer budget from Education, Sport and Culture to Home Affairs

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A decision made (03.11.2008) to transfer Education Officer budget from Education, Sport and Culture to Home Affairs

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2008-0025
Decision Summary Title):	Transfer of Education Officer budget to Home Affairs		Date of Decision Summary:	3rd October 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Cliff Chipperfield Head of Evaluation and Standards		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Recommendation to transfer Education Officer budget to Home Affairs		Date of Written Report:	3rd October 2008
Written Report Author:	Cliff Chipperfield Head of Evaluation and Standards		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Transfer Education Officer budget to Home Affairs.
Decision(s): To transfer funding of £46,600 to the Home Affairs Department with effect from 01 April 2008, full year effect £63,300 from 2009.
Reason(s) for Decision: To enhance education provision to all teenagers and young people who are either remanded or sentenced at La Moye Prison.
Resource Implications: None other than those specified in decision.
Action required: Instruct the Assistant Director/Finance to request the Treasurer of the States to action this as a non-contentious transfer between departments in accordance with Financial Direction No.3.6 Variations to Heads of Expenditure
Signature:		Position: Minister for Education, Sport and Culture

Transfer of Education Officer budget from Education, Sport and Culture to Home Affairs

EDUCATION, SPORT AND CULTURE

Recommendation to transfer Education Officer Budget to Home Affairs.

1. Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to outline the background and circumstances of the transfer of budget of the Education Officer post within Education, Sport and Culture; and to seek Ministerial approval to transfer the funding to the Home Affairs Department from the Education, Sport and Culture Department on a permanent basis.

2. Background

2.1 Historically it has been the responsibility of Education, Sport and Culture to provide teaching for those individuals of compulsory school age who are either remanded or sentenced at La Moye Prison.

2.2 This responsibility has recently been met by teachers from Greenfields Centre and, previously, Les Chenes School. The Assistant Director for Schools and Colleges took the decision in 2007 to transfer the budget (at MPSU5 plus SA3) to La Moye Prison to more effectively meet the entitlement of these students.

2.3 In early 2007 the Head of Evaluation and Standards worked with the Prison Governor following the prison’s external report on current educational provision. It was decided to offer a secondment to a senior teacher to develop and implement a strategic plan for education.

2.4 In April 2007 an Assistant Headteacher from Hautlieu was seconded to La Moye Prison for a period of one year. This colleague continued as an employee of ESC for the twelve month period. No budget was transferred to Home Affairs at this time as Hautlieu required funding to replace the seconded colleague. Home Affairs provided the difference in funding between the proposed supplementary allowance and that of the post holder.

2.5 In Spring 2008 it was decided to make this seconded appointment permanent. This requires ESC to transfer the budget to Home Affairs with effect from April 2008.

3. Recommendation

4.1 It is recommended that the Minister agree to the transfer of pro-rated funding equivalent to 1.0 fulltime equivalent (£46,610) with effect from 1st April 2008, with a full year effect of £63,300 from 2009.

Cliff Chipperfield

Head of Evaluation and Standards