Transfers between Heads of Expenditure under the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019: Article 18 – 24 September 2026

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REPORT

Decision(s): Under Article 18(4) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 (the Law), the Minister for Treasury and Resources hereby notifies the States, and having consulted with any relevant Minister under Article 18(5) of the Law; that he has agreed to the following –

Transfers between Heads of Expenditure under Article 18 of the Law

After the expiry of 4 weeks following the presentation to the States of these transfers, the Minister hereby authorises the Treasurer of the States to action the transfers outlined in the table above.

Background

Jersey Car Parking (JCP) was set up as a standalone Trading Operation under the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 to administer, manage and maintain the Island's car parks. Since the inception of JCP in the late 1990's an annual financial return has been made. In the initial years this was to the former Public Services Committee, in later years this was to general States Revenues before reverting back to Infrastructure, Housing & Environment. This is now facilitated through the Infrastructure head of expenditure.

P.147/2004 proposed that income in excess of the sums required to maintain and operate the Car Parking Trading Fund should be allocated to the (then) Environment and Public Services Committee to fund transport initiatives such as the bus service and highway maintenance. Qualifying items have included village improvement schemes, the Eastern Cycle Network, and the shared pedestrian and cyclist path in St. Peter 's valley.

Some expenditure, such as the implementation of traffic calming measures or the provision of bus related infrastructure to promote the Sustainable Island Transport Policy  (P.60/1999),  contain  capital  elements.  Allowing  this  revenue  budget  to  be redirected to the relevant head of expenditure would better reflect the nature of this spending while remaining within the parameters of P.147/2004.

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the budget transfer of up to £1,000,000 in 2026  from  the  Infrastructure  head  of  expenditure  to  the  Road  Safety  head  of expenditure. This is a redirection of an excess of the Jersey Car Parking financial return to the States of Jersey, after funding applicable revenue expenses.

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Reason for Decision

Article 18(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that a specified amount appropriated for one head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure that is set out in the Budget.

Article 18(4) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that the Minister shall give the States Assembly at least 4 weeks' notice before an amount is transferred under paragraph (1)(a).

Article 18(5) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019 states that if a direction under this Article would affect a head of expenditure that relates to the responsibilities of any Minister, that Minister must be consulted before the direction is made.

The Minister has been consulted.

A proposition (P.60/1999) lodged on 11th May 1999, and approved on 29th June 1999, approved the introduction of a Sustainable Transport Policy.

A subsequent proposition (P.147.2004) was approved on 19th October 2004, which approved the necessary legislative changes to allow the raising of income from parking charges in excess of the sums required to maintain and operate the Car Parking Trading Fund. Any additional income raised in this way was to be allocated for the funding of transport initiatives such as the bus service and highway maintenance.

Resource Implications

There are no resource implications for revenue expenditure.

The Infrastructure head of expenditure is limited to receipt of up to £1,700,000, to be drawn down for applicable transport initiatives.

Where this revenue source cannot be utilised within the departmental revenue head of expenditure, this Ministerial Decision will enable any unutilised funds, up to a value of £1,000,000, to be transferred to the Road Safety head of expenditure for 2026.

This decision can be found on www.gov.je under the following Ministerial Decision references –

 MD-TR-2026-774

which was signed on 24th September 2026

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