Treasury and Resources
Treasurer’s Decision Report
budget transfer - HSSD carry forward funding to the treasury and resources department, jersey property holdings
- Purpose of Report
The Treasurer is asked to approve a budget transfer of £770,000 from the Health and Social Services Department to the Treasury and Resources Department, Jersey Property Holdings (JPH) to fund prioritized items within the backlog maintenance programme targeted to improve clinical safety and refurbish the ICU.
- Background
2.1. Following a review by the recently appointed hospital Managing Director a number of urgent maintenance and upgrade works were identified at the General Hospital and elsewhere across the HSSD estate.
2.2. Various sources were identified to fund works in 2011, including the utilisation of unspent revenue budget of £770,000 achieved by HSSD in 2010.
2.3. On 6th May 2011, the Treasury and Resources Minister made a formal decision MD-TR-2011-0042 in which he approved, inter alia, the use of the carry forward budget for this purpose.
- Funded Works
3.1. It is intended that the funds be transferred to JPH to deliver enabling works in advance of the main ICU improvement and refurbishment project that is included in the 2012 indicative capital programme.
3.2. The works to be funded form part of a wider programme that has been prioritised by HSSD that will be managed by JPH and delivered in conjunction with project management resources based at the Hospital.
- Recommendation
That the Treasurer approves a budget transfer of £770,000 from HSSD to Jersey Property Holdings’ revenue budget to provide funding for improved clinical safety and refurbishment of the ICU, in accordance with the carry forward request approved by the Treasury and Resources Minister in his decision MD-TR-2011-0042 of 6th May 2011.
- Reason for Decision
Article 15(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 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.
Delegation 1.3 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between expenditure heads of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.
- Resource Implications
The transfer is required to provide sufficient funding to undertake enabling works in advance of programme capital works to the ICU, as part of an ongoing backlog maintenance programme.
Report author : Assistant Director JPH | Document date : 12 May 2011 |
Quality Assurance / Review : Finance Director – Corporate Group | File name and path: l:\finance\jersey property holdings\year ends\2010 year end\wr 2010 market surplus budget transfer 101230 rf.doc |
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