Budget Transfers: Judicial Greffe to Bailiff's Chambers: Court and Case Cost in 2021

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A decision made on 22 December 2021

Decision reference: MD-TR-2021-0143
Decision Summary Title:	Court & Case Cost budget transfer in 2021 from Judicial Greffe to Bailiff’s Chambers		Date of Decision Summary:	14th December 2021
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Finance Business Partnering – Non-Ministerial Departments		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Court & Case Cost budget transfer in 2021 from Judicial Greffe to Bailiff’s Chambers		Date of Written Report:	14th December 2021
Written Report Author:	Head of Finance Business Partnering – Non-Ministerial Departments		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The transfer of up to £150,000 Court and Case Cost budget in 2021 from the Judicial Greffe head of expenditure to the Bailiff’s Chamber’s head of expenditure.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a non-recurring transfer of Court and Case Cost budget up to £150,000 in 2021 from Judicial Greffe to Bailiff’s Chambers.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that the Minister may direct that a specified amount appropriated under the plan for one head of expenditure be allocated to another head of expenditure that is set out in the plan. Article 18(4) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that the Minister shall give the States Assembly at least 4 weeks’ notice before an amount is transferred under paragraph (1)(a). Article 22 of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that the Minister may give a direction under any of Articles 18 to 21 with respect to a head of expenditure that relates to the operations of a non-Ministerial States body only with the approval of the accountable officer of the non-Ministerial States body. The Judicial Greffier has approved the transfer of the budget to the Bailiff’s Chambers.
Resource Implications: The Judicial Greffe’s head of expenditure will decrease by up to £150,000 and the Bailiff’s Chambers head of expenditure will increase by an identical amount in 2021. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Government Plan 2021-2024.
Action required: In accordance with Article 18(4) the Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for the attached report to be presented to the States at least 4 weeks before the transfers are concluded. After the expiry of 4 weeks following presentation to the States the transfer may be concluded.
Signature:		Position: Deputy S J Pinel Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: