Budget Transfer: CSR Savings / Insurance

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A decision made 14 December 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2012-0039
Decision Summary Title:	Corporate Procurement Savings 2012	Date of Decision Summary:		26th November, 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director of Finance	Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written	Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	Realignment of all states departmental budgets to reflect insurance and other procurement savings as part of the CSR programme 2012	Date of Written Report:		9th October, 2012
Written Report Author:	Assistant Accountant – Treasury and Investment Management	Written Report : Public or Exempt?		Public
Subject: Approval of a non-recurring budget transfer in 2012 for corporate procurement project savings identified by the Treasury & Resources Department and agreed by the Health & Social Services Department.
Decision(s): The Minister approved a non recurrent budget transfer of £86,120 from the Health & Social Services Department to the Restructuring provision for agreed CSR savings within the department of £25,710 and a reduction in the annual recharge from the Treasury & Resources Department for non-medical insurance of £60,410. Budget has been removed recurrently through the Medium Term Financial Plan.
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. Section 5.1 of Financial Direction 3.6 also states that Departments wanting to transfer funds between heads of expenditure must obtain the approval of their minister or of their accounting officer where a scheme of delegation exists.
Resource Implications: The Health & Social Services Department’s revenue head of expenditure to decrease non recurrently by £86,120 and the Restructuring provision to increase by an identical amount.
Action required: The Treasury & Resources department seek the approval of the Minister for Treasury & Resources to accept the budget transfer. The Treasury & Resources department transfer £86,120 non recurrently in 2012 from the Health & Social Services revenue head of expenditure to the Treasury & Resources department Restructuring provision head of expenditure.
Signature:			Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:			Date of Decision: