7. Memorandum submitted by the Northern Ireland
Office relating to the 2008/09 Winter Supplementary Estimates
This paper explains the background to and consequences
of changes sought in the WSE for 2008/09 and the impact of revised
spending plans on budgets and departmental targets.
NIO - Request for Resources (RfR) 1
The purpose of the WSE is to increase the Department's
resource estimate by £63,912k. The overall Departmental Expenditure
Limit (DEL) has increased by £31,542k resource. There has
been no draw down of End Year Flexibility (EYF) in this Supplementary
Estimate.
The table below shows these changes:
| Resource
Estimate changes £000s
| Resource
DEL changes
£000s |
Capital
Estimate changes
£000s |
Capital DEL changes £000s |
| Admin voted | 146 | 146
| - | - |
| Programme voted | 20,000 |
20,000 | - | - |
| Programme non-voted | - |
11,396 | - | - |
| Programme non-budget | 43,766
| - | - | - |
Total |
63,912 |
31,542 |
- |
-
|
NI Consolidated Fund - RfR 2
There are no changes requested for RfR 2 in this Supplementary
Estimate.
Explanation of changes sought in the WSE
Administration voted
The administration budget increases by £146k, due to the
near cash technical transfer from the Cabinet Office for Parliamentary
Counsel's Office costs.
Programme voted
The programme voted budget has been increased by £20,000k,
being the rephasing of Compensation Agency non-cash provisions
from 2009/10 and 2010/11 into 2008/09. This is required due to
the implementation of a new Audit Office approved provision calculation
methodology.
Programme non-voted
The programme non-voted budget increases by £11,396k, as
a result of additional Police pension funding in line with the
Department's original CSR07 settlement.
Programme non-budget
The programme non-budget cash grants have been increased by £43,766k,
being £41,656k PSNI, £295k Police Ombudsman, £1,800k
Probation Board and £15k Human Rights Commission. The reason
for this increase is that funding for NDPB capital was omitted
from the Main Estimate 2008/09 opening cash grant figures, however
grant-in-aid is now in line with budget provision.
DEL changes
There is an increase in resource DEL of £31,542,000 from
£1,183,975,000 to £1,215,517,000. Capital DEL has not
changed.
| Resource (£'000s)
| Capital (£'000s)
|
| Change | New DEL
| Of which: voted | Non-Voted
| Change | Unchanged DEL
| Of which:
Voted
| Non-Voted |
| 31,542 | 1,215,517
| 325,008 | 890,509
| - | 71,903
| 28,137 | 43,766
|
It is worth noting that in Supplementary Budget Information (SBI)
tables, stated DEL will exclude depreciation and impairments.
Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) changes
Updated actuarial calculations have resulted in a decrease of
£1,198k in the AME provision required for the costs of interest
on police pension scheme liabilities.
Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets
In considering the budget allocations for 2008/09, the Departmental
Board takes into account the impact on the key indicators of delivery
for the Department to ensure that changes to budgets are fully
in support of delivery priorities.
The areas impacted by this Winter Supplementary Estimates are
Compensation Agency, PSNI, Police Ombudsman, Probation Board and
Human Rights Commission. The work undertaken in these areas and
the rest of the Department will be further funded as agreed with
HM Treasury, by EYF draw downs at Spring Supplementary Estimates
to ensure that the CSR07 PSA Outcomes and Departmental Strategic
Objectives as set out in Appendix D of the NIO Departmental Report
2008 are met.
25 November 2008
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