Island Games: Travel to Bemuda: Contingency Funding

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A decision made 24 September 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2012-0079
Decision Summary Title:	Contingency Funding to ESC for Island Games team travel		Date of Decision Summary:	7 September 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Financial Management, Accounting and Reporting		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Contingency Funding to ESC for Island Games team travel		Date of Written Report:	7 September 2012
Written Report Author:	Business Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Request for contingency funding from the T&R Corporate Contingency to the Education, Sport and Culture Department for costs associated with the Island Games teams travel to Bermuda.
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources approved a 2012 request for non-recurring contingency funding totalling £30,000 from the T&R Corporate Contingency to the Education, Sport and Culture Department for costs associated with the Island Games teams’ travel to Bermuda.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 2(6) of the Public Finances (Transitional Arrangements) (Jersey) Order 2011 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure.
Resource Implications: The Education, Sport and Culture Department revenue head of expenditure to increase by £30,000 and the T&R Corporate Contingency to decrease by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2012.
Action required: Head of Financial Management, Accounting and Reporting to notify the Assistant Accountant, Financial Accounting and Control, the Finance Manager, Financial Performance Reporting and the Head of Financial Planning that this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Island Games: Travel to Bemuda: Contingency Funding

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Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

Contingency Funding to ESC for Island Games team travel

Purpose of Report

To enable the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve a 2012 request for non-recurring contingency funding totalling £30,000 from the T&R Corporate Contingency to the Education, Sport and Culture Department (ESC) for costs associated with the Island Games teams’ travel to Bermuda.

Background

The Island Games will next be held in Bermuda in 2013. Financial assistance in the form of travel subsidy is being provided to those individuals who will be participating in the games. ESC will currently be providing a grant of £50,000 and the Islands Games Association of Jersey will provide £20,000 from their reserve.

The 2015 Organising Committee in partnership with the Island Games Association of Jersey, are developing ideas as to how to increase participation, raise standards and involve as many people as possible in the Island Games. They have already met with various groups and all participating sports to form their ideas. Each sport has been asked to develop a plan to increase participation and to put on events to raise the profile of sport and the Island Games. They are also working with Culture organisations to put on events in conjunction with the Games.

Request for additional funding

The Minister for Treasury and Resources has received correspondence from the Assistant Minister for Education, Sport and Culture seeking a £30,000 contribution from the Treasury. This will be in the form of a budget transfer to ESC to allow the grant to be increased to £80,000.

It is therefore anticipated that this funding will allow for increased participation of Island athletes in Bermuda which will provide a strong foundation for the 2015 games which will be hosted in Jersey.

3. Recommendation

The Minister for Treasury and Resources approved a 2012 request for non-recurring contingency funding totalling £30,000 from the T&R Corporate Contingency to the Education, Sport and Culture Department for costs associated with the Island Games teams travel to Bermuda.

4. Reason for Decision

Article 2(6) of the Public Finances (Transitional Arrangements) (Jersey) Order 2011 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure.

5. Resource Implications

The Education, Sport and Culture Department revenue head of expenditure to increase by £30,000 and the T&R Corporate Contingency to decrease by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2012.

Report author : Business Manager	Document date : 7 September 2012
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