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Winter Supplementary Estimates 2006-07

Volume 453: debated on Tuesday 21 November 2006

Plans of changes to the Departmental Expenditure Limit and Administrative Budget for 2006-07.

Subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Home Office's Departmental Expenditure Limits for 2006-07 will be increased by £148,400,000 from £14,042,099,000 to £14,190,499,000 and the administration budget will be reduced by £56,552,000 from £630,188,000 to £573,636,000.

Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:

£000

Change

New DEL

Voted

Non-voted

Voted

Non-voted

Total

Resource DEL

150,485

(65,141)

10,983,515

2,059,945

13,043,460

Of which:

Administration budget1

(4,562)

(51,990)

564,873

8,763

573,636

Near cash in RDEL

150,774

(52,747)

10,490,644

2,043,914

12,534,558

Capital2

59,266

12,288

915,563

341,677

1,257,240

Less depreciation

(194)

(7,686)

(91,069)

(18,514)

(109,583)

Total

209,557

(60,539)

11,808,009

2,383,108

14,191,117

1 Depreciation, which forms part of resource DEL, is excluded from total DEL since capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting.

£000

Total

Admin

(a)

The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from:

85,344

(56,552)

End year flexibility:

100,000

3,950

Programme to section D to meet strategic objective 1, 'People are and feel more secure in their homes and daily lives'.

46,000

Programme of £4,000,000 (section F) and £33,300,000 (section I) to meet strategic objective 2, 'More offenders are caught, punished and stop offending, and victims are better supported'.

37,300

Programme to section G to meet the machinery of government transfer of Communities group to DCLG and the Cabinet Office.

11,900

Admin of £3,950,000 (section N) and programme of £850,000 (section N) to meet strategic objective 4, 'migration is managed to the benefit of the UK while preventing abuse of the immigration laws and of the asylum system.

4,800

3,950

Invest to Save budget:

659

0

Programme to section I for the Bail Support project.

550

0

Programme to section T for the changing community in Crewe project.

109

0

DEL reserve claims:

10,000

0

Programme to section A for the NSPIS Custody and Case Preparation Programme following release of Criminal Justice IT funding from the DEL reserve.

10,000

0

Additional funding:

91,000

0

Programme to section Q for recruitment of community support officers and neighbourhood policing. This reflects the take up of additional funds announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the last Budget Statement.

91,000

0

Machinery of Government:

(58,754)

68,967

Transfer to section D from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in respect of functions now carried out by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).

87,125

80,113

Transfer of the Race Cohesion and Faith Directorate, Civil Renewal Unit and associated research and support functions to the Department for Communities and Local Government.

(51,747)

(7,147)

Of which:

Section G

(30,408)

(6,696)

Section O

(451)

(451)

Community Development Foundation

(1,603)

0

Commission for Racial Equality

(19,285)

0

Transfer of the Active Communities Directorate and associated research and support functions to the Cabinet Office.

(94,132)

(3,999)

Of which:

Section G

(50,767)

(3,682)

Section H

(5,800)

Section O

(317)

(317)

Capacity Builders Agency

(3 7,248)

Transfers from other Government Departments:

20,906

1,835

£9,663,000 from the Department for Education and Skills comprising:

Programme to section A for the post ‘Bichard’ Vetting and Barring Scheme

1,340

Programme to sections I (£372,000), J (£1,505,000) and K (5,828,000) representing a return of budget following a change in education function for the Learning and Skills Council.

7,705

Programme to the National Probation Service local area boards to provide funding for offenders learning and skills in Wales.

618

£1,760,000 admin to section O from the Crown Prosecution Service for the costs of legal and parliamentary fees.

1,760

1,760

£708,000 programme to section F from the Department for Constitutional Affairs for CJS IT.

708

£7,700,000 programme to section Q from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) for a transfer of responsibility of the Royal Parks Police function to the Metropolitan Police.

7,700

£1,000,000 programme to section M from the Department for International Development to help failed asylum seekers resettle in their own country.

1,000

£75,000 admin to section K from the Department of Health for staff transfer costs.

75

75

Transfers to other Government Departments:

(38,467)

(30)

£5,663,000 to the Department for Education and Skills for funding educational needs in prison establishments. This comprises:

Admin from section K

(30)

(30)

Programme from section I

(4,843)

Programme from section K

(760)

£1,110,000 programme from section A to the Department for Constitutional Affairs following a reallocation of the shared CJIT resource budget.

(1,110)

£11,762,000 programme to the Crown Prosecution Service comprising:

Programme from section A for the shared CJIT resource budget.

(5,620)

Programme from section D for asset recovery work resulting from the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

(4,500)

Programme from section F for support costs for the Local Criminal Justice Boards.

(1,027)

Programme from section O for the additional costs of dealing with antisocial behaviour resulting from a change in HO policy.

(615)

£18,436,000 to the Department of Health comprising:

Programme from section K to fund Healthcare in prison establishments.

(17,196)

Programme from section I for Primary Care Trusts to provide healthcare services for new prison places.

(1,240)

£1,526,000 programme from section A to the Foreign and Commonwealth for the cost of seconded officer pension contributions resulting from a change in Home Office policy.

(1,526)

Classification changes:

(40,000)

(131,274)

£47,990,000 switched from admin DUP to programme to fund:

Programme to section F to cover payment to the London Bombings Charitable Fund.

0

(2,500)

Programme to section D to support revised delegation.

0

(17,500)

Programme to section N to ensure funding matches budget delegation.

0

(14,450)

Programme to section A to top up CJIT ring fenced funds.

(3,540)

Programme to Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority for compensation payments.

0

(10,000)

£3,950,000 admin to programme switch within section N.

0

(3,950)

£3,000,000 admin to programme switch within section D due to the reclassification of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary.

0

(3,000)

£76,334,000 admin from section D to programme in the Serious Organised Crime Agency following the machinery of government transfer from HMRC.

0

(76,334)

£40,000,000 programme to capital switch within section H. This is a budget re-classification change for capital grants to the private sector which now score as capital.

(40,000)

£000

Capital

(b)

The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from:

71,554

DEL reserve claims:

30,000

Capital to section A for the NSPIS Custody and Case Preparation Programme following release of Criminal Justice IT funding from the DEL reserve.

30,000

Machinery of Government:

(33,387)

Transfer to section D from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in respect of functions now carried out by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).

6,897

Transfer of the Race Cohesion and Faith Directorate, Civil Renewal Unit and associated research and support functions to the Department for Communities and Local Government.

(205)

Of which:

Section G

(25)

Community Development Foundation

(5)

Commission for Racial Equality

(175)

Transfer of the Active Communities Directorate and associated research and support functions to the Cabinet Office.

(40,079)

Of which:

Section G

(29)

Section H

(40,000)

Capacity Builders Agency

(50)

Transfers from other Government Departments:

35,892

£35,892,000 CJIT capital from the Department for Constitutional Affairs comprising:

Capital to section I to provide additional resources for the C-NOMIS project.

34,600

Re-allocation to section F.

1,292

Transfers to other Government Departments:

(951)

£901,000 CJIT capital from section F to the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

(901)

£50,000 capital from section K to the Department for Education and Skills for the Learning and Skills Council to provide funding for educational needs in prison establishments.

(50)

Classification changes:

40,000

£40,000,000 programme to capital switch within section H. This is a budget re-classification change for capital grants to the private sector which now score as capital.

40,000