Chief Minister's Department: Carry Forwards 2015: Change of use to Task Force

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A decision made 18 May 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2015-0059
Decision Summary Title:	Change of use of Carry Forward budget		Date of Decision Summary:	15th April 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Change of use of Carry Forward budget		Date of Written Report:	15th April 2015
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Chief Minister’s Department (CMD) request for a change in use of carry forwards currently allocated to Financial Services and Public Sector Reform to be used toward the costs, in 2015, of the lead of the Task Force – Early Intervention for Families.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the request of CMD to change the use of a carry forwards currently allocated to Financial Services and Public Sector Reform in the combined amount of £68,650 to be used toward the costs, in 2015, of the lead of the Task Force – Early Intervention for Families.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(3A) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states the Minister may approve the withdrawal from the consolidated fund, after the end of the relevant financial year, of all or part of the amount appropriated by a revenue head of expenditure.
Resource Implications: Other than the change of use there are no resource implications.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to inform the Finance Manager - Corporate Group and the Financial Performance Reporting Manager that this decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Chief Minister's Department: Carry Forwards 2015: Change of use to Task Force - Early Intervention for Families

Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

Change of use for Carry Forward budget

Purpose of Report

To enable the Minister for Treasury and Resources (T&R) to approve the Chief Minister’s Department (CMD) request for a change of use of carry forwards currently allocated to Financial Services and Public Sector Reform in the combined amount of £68,650 to be used toward the costs, in 2015, of the lead of the Task Force – Early Intervention for Families.

Background to this Decision

A cross-departmental (ESC, H&SS and CMD) non-permanent task force has been established to help ensure the best outcomes for children and young people by working together. This will include a focus on families who are expecting children, or have children aged 2 or below, and who need help to develop parenting skills (i.e. 1001 Critical Days), and those families who are dealing with complex problems, such as domestic violence, alcohol and substance misuse and/or offending behaviours, which impact on the ability of their children to thrive, or be safe, in the home environment.

There are no additional FTE implications. The lead of this task force is Dr Helen Miles who is transferring from States of Jersey Police from 05 May 2015 to the Home Affairs Executive. The Task Force will work across departments and with a number of stakeholders including Brighter Futures and the NSPCC among others. Home Affairs will invoice CMD for £68,650 in 2015.

It is requested carry forward amounts originally allocated to Financial Services and Public Sector Reform in the amounts of £61,058 and £7,592 respectively be used to fund in 2015 from May, the cost of the lead of the Task Force – Early Intervention for Families as detailed in the table below;

Chief Minister’s Department – 2014 Approved Carry Forwards (MD-TR-2015-0045)

	£	£
Public Sector Reform	211,230
Financial Services	100,000
Professional Development Programmes	61,000
Modern Manager Programme	39,000	411,230
Carry Forwards Additional Requests	£	£
Committee of Inquiry Into Historical Child Abuse	331,033
Financial Services	6,058
Public Sector Reform	26,867	418,958

		830,188

Change in use of Carry Forward:

	£	£
Financial Services	- 61,058
Public Sector Reform	- 7,592
Task Force – Early Intervention for Families	68,650

3. Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the request of CMD to change the use of a carry forwards currently allocated to Financial Services and Public Sector Reform in the combined amount of £68,650 to be used toward the costs, in 2015, of the lead of the Task Force – Early Intervention for Families.

Reason for Decision

Article 18(3A) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states the Minister may approve the withdrawal from the consolidated fund, after the end of the relevant financial year, of all or part of the amount appropriated by a revenue head of expenditure.

Resource Implications

Other than the change of use there are no resource implications.

Report author : Decision Support Officer	Document date : 15/04/2015
Quality Assurance / Review : Head of Decision Support	File name and path: L:\Treasury\Sections\Corporate Finance\Ministerial Decisions\DSs, WRs and SDs\2015-0047 - Change of use of Carry Forward budget

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