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Budget transfer: Vulnerable Adults Policy Group - Protection Committee - Children's Policy Group

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A decision made 7 December 2012:

Decision Reference:  MD-C-2012-0115

Decision Summary Title:

Budget Transfer from Central Reserves to CMD to Establish Vulnerable Adults Policy Group and a Protection Committee & a budget transfer from HSS to CMD in respect of Children's Policy Group and a Protection Committee

Date of Decision Summary:

7th December 2012

Decision Summary Author:

Director, Corporate Policy, Chief Minister’s Department

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Budget Transfer from Central Reserves to CMD to Establish Vulnerable Adults Policy Group and a Protection Committee & a budget transfer from HSS to CMD in respect of Children's Policy Group and a Protection Committee

Date of Written Report:

23rd November, 2012

Written Report Author:

Director, Corporate Policy, Chief Minister’s Department

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:  Establishing a Vulnerable Adults Policy Group and Jersey Vulnerable Adults Protection Committee by way of transferring budget from 2012 Central Reserves to the Chief Minister’s Department; and transferring budget from the Health and Social Services Department 2013 – 2015 budget allocation to the Chief Minister’s Department in respect of the Children’s Policy Group and Children’s Protection Committee in anticipation of a transfer of political responsibility in due course.

Decision(s):  In accordance with a decision taken by the Council of Ministers on 4th October, to establish a Vulnerable Adults Policy Group and Jersey Vulnerable Adults Protection Committee by way of transferring budget from 2012 Central Reserves to the Chief Minister’s Department; and transferring budget from the Health and Social Services Department 2013 – 2015 budget allocation to the Chief Minister’s Department in respect of the Children’s Policy Group and Children’s Protection Committee in anticipation of a transfer of political responsibility in due course.

Reason(s) for Decision:  To establish a Vulnerable Adults Policy Group and Jersey Vulnerable Adults Protection Committee to provide political co-ordination across Departments in relation to policies that effect vulnerable adults, and to co-ordinate safeguarding activities in order to ensure that vulnerable adults are afforded sufficient protection. In addition, and by association, to transfer budget and FTE for the CPG and the JCPC to CMD to ensure the aligned and efficient provision of policy and protection activities in relation to both children and adults . Note; the HSSD Minister will remain as the Chair of CPG meetings until the point at which the Vulnerable Adults functions are fully established.

Resource Implications:  To increase the Chief Minister’s Department revenue head of expenditure by £475,110 in 2012 by way of a transfer from Central Reserves (and to increase the Chief Minister’s Department FTE by 1.5 in respect of the creation of the Jersey Vulnerable Adults Protection Committee); and to increase the Chief Minister’s Department revenue head of expenditure by £824,040 for the period 2013 – 2015 by way of a transfer from the Health and Social Services Department (and to correspondingly increase the Chief Minister’s Department FTE by 3.45 in relation to the transfer of the Executive Officer for Children’s Policy and for the Children’s Policy Protection Committee from the Health and Social Services Department).

Action required:  Finance Director– Corporate Group and Director – Financial Planning and Performance to action the transfer.

Treasury & Resources to transfer monies from HSSD revenue head of expenditure to CMD head of expenditure.

Signature:

 

Position:

 

Chief Minister, I J Gorst

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision: (if different from date signed)

 

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