Chief Minister's Department: Budget transfer from Central Reserve (Training Programme for Corporate Management Board)

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A decision made on 11 October 2012

Decision Reference: MD-C-2012-0061
Decision Summary Title:	Budget transfer from Central Reserve to CMD revenue to support various States training needs		Date of Decision Summary:	11th October 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Director – Corporate Group		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 Reserve to CMD revenue to support various States training needs		Date of Written Report:	11th October 2012
Written Report Author:	Finance Director – Corporate Group		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Budget transfer from Central Reserve to the Chief Minister’s revenue head of expenditure to allow for a new leadership development training programme for the Corporate Management Board and senior managers over the years 2012 and 2013.
Decision(s): The Chief Minister agreed to accept a budget transfer in 2012 of £70,000 and £360,000 in 2013 from the Central Reserve to the Chief Minister’s revenue head of expenditure in order to provide funds for the a new leadership development training programme for the Corporate Management Board and senior managers.
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. Delegation 1.3 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States. Financial Direction 3.6 states that departments wanting to transfer funds between heads of expenditure must obtain the approval of their Minister.
Resource Implications: The Central Reserve to decrease by £70,000 in 2012 and £360,000 in 2013 and the Chief Minister’s revenue head of expenditure to increase by an identical amount. This decision does not change that total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2012.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to advise Finance Director – Corporate Group and Director – Financial Planning and Performance to implement.
Signature:		Position: Senator I.J. Gorst Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: