Budget transfer from Central Contingencies to Chief Minister's Department: Cyber Security Strategy

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A decision made 18 May 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2017-0063
Decision Summary Title:	Allocation from Central Contingencies – Cyber Security Strategy		Date of Decision Summary:	15th May 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Allocation from Central Contingencies – Cyber Security Strategy		Date of Written Report:	15th May 2017
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: A non-recurring allocation of up to £756,000 in 2017, up to £544,000 in 2018 and up to £644,000 in 2019 from Central Contingencies to the Chief Minister’s Department revenue head of expenditure and an increase of 2.0 FTE for 3 years for the implementation of the Cyber Security Strategy.
Decision(s): The Minister approved an allocation of up to £756,000 in 2017, up to £544,000 in 2018 and up to £644,000 in 2019 from Central Contingencies to the Chief Minister’s Department revenue head of expenditure and an increase of 2.0 FTE for 3 years.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorised to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure to heads of expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year. The current Contingency Allocation Policy (published as R.10/2012) sets the requirement for all allocations from Contingency to be considered by the Council of Ministers prior to submission to the Minister for approval. To comply with P67/1999 which charges the Minister for Treasury and Resources to regulate the number of persons that may be employed by the States and delegation 2.3 in which authority is delegated to the Treasurer of the States for agreeing non-contentious increases to States staffing levels On 9th November 2016 the Council of Ministers approved the draft Cyber Security Strategy. A decision (MD-2017-0052) was signed by the Chief Minister on 12th May 2017.
Resource Implications: The Chief Minister’s Department revenue head of expenditure to increase by up to £756,000 in 2017, up to £544,000 in 2018 and up to £644,000 in 2019 and Central Contingences to decrease by identical amounts. The FTE of CMD to increase by 2.0 for 3 years. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Medium Term Financial Plan 2017-2019.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to advise the Finance Manager – Corporate Group once this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: