Education, Sport and Culture 2007 Budget Transfers.

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A decision made (04/02/2008) regarding: Education, Sport and Culture 2007 Budget Transfers.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2008-0013
Decision Summary Title:	ESC 2007 Budget Transfers		Date of Decision Summary:	31st January 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Kelly Le Bailly - Assistant Accountant - Financial Planning		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title:	ESC 2007 Budget Transfers		Date of Written Report:	31st January 2008
Written Report Author:	Kelly Le Bailly - Assistant Accountant - Financial Planning		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Education, Sport and Culture 2007 budget transfers.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the following budget transfers: £500,000 from Education, Sport and Culture’s (ESC) revenue budget to their capital budget for the ICT Strategy phase II; £60,000 from the Fee Paying Sports Facility capital vote to the ICT Strategy phase II; £450,000 from the Hautlieu capital vote to the ICT Strategy phase II; £298,000 from the Waterfront Enterprise Board share provision capital budget to ESC’s revenue budget in respect of the operating deficit of the waterfront pool in 2007; and £250,000 from an amount held in the Contingency Fund to ESC’s revenue budget for the overspend on student grants in 2007.
Reason(s) for Decision: Financial Direction 3.6 requires certain budget transfers to be approved by the Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Resource Implications: As per the attached report.
Action required: Treasury to advise the Education, Sport and Culture Department of decision and to arrange for the budget transfers to be actioned.
Signature:		Position: Senator T A Le Sueur, Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Date Signed: 7th February 2008		Date of Decision: 4th February 2008

Education, Sport and Culture 2007 Budget Transfers.

TREASURY AND RESOURCES MINISTER

Education, Sport and Culture 2007 Budget Transfers

Purpose of Report
1. The Minister is asked to agree the 2007 year end budget transfers for the Education, Sport and Culture Department (ESC) in respect of ICT funding, the waterfront pool deficit and the overspend on student grants.
Background
ICT Funding

The Minister will recall that in previous years it was agreed that ESC could use other revenue and capital balances to fund items from phase II of the ICT strategy, including enhancement of the existing network, replacement of items bought during phase I that were reaching obsolescence and developing new uses for the technology.

Future funding has now been identified within the States central IT vote, however, 2007 funding is still required.

2007 revenue funding has been identified from the following areas:

	£
ICT section budget	350,000
Schools (top-sliced)	150,000
Total	500,000

It is also requested that a further £510,000 be transferred from the following capital funds for ICT phase II:

	£
Fee Paying Sports Facilities	60,000
Hautlieu	450,000

2.2 Waterfront Pool

The latest accounts from Serco (Jersey) Ltd indicate a deficit of £298,000 in respect of the operation of the Waterfront Pool in 2007.

The administration of the pool was transferred to ESC in 2005 and at that time a commitment was made by the Finance and Economics Committee deficits would be funded centrally and that there would be no adverse affects on the ESC budget. This funding is held in a WEB Leisure Pool capital vote and ESC are requesting £298,000 be transferred to cover the deficit.

Student Grants

2007 grants to students at university are overspent by £250,817, which is slightly lower than expected.

ESC is requesting a transfer from the Contingency Vote of £250,000 to their revenue budget from the amount that is ring fenced in the vote for this purpose.

Recommendation

3.1 It is recommended that the Minister approve the following budget transfers:

£500,000 from ESC’s revenue budget to their capital budget for the ICT Strategy phase II;
£60,000 from the Fee Paying Sports Facility capital vote to the ICT Strategy phase II;
£450,000 from the Hautlieu capital vote to the ICT Strategy phase II;
£298,000 from the WEB Leisure Pool capital vote to ESC’s revenue budget in respect of the operating deficit of the waterfront pool in 2007; and
£250,000 from an amount held in the Contingency Fund to ESC’s revenue budget for the overspend on student grants in 2007.