Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary Supplementary Estimate, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Northern Ireland Court Service (NICS) and The National Archives (TNA) Total Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) will be increased as follows:
Total DEL for MoJ (RfR1, 2 and 3) is increased by £126,542,000 from £9,743,845,200 to £9,870,387,200 and the administration budget has increased by £195,000 from £461,841,000 to £462,036,000.
Total AME for MoJ (RfR1, 2 and 3) is increased by £455,000,000.
Total DEL for NICS is increased by £20,000,000 from £132,569,000 to £152,569,000 and the administration budget has decreased by £(1,000,000) from £(507,000) to £(1,507,000). This is due to an increase in administration income.
Total DEL for the TNA increased by £1,104,000 from £43,420,000 to £44,524,000 and the administration budget remains unchanged.
Within the Total DEL change for MoJ (RfR1, 2 and 3) the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table.
Change New DEL Voted Non-voted Voted Non-voted Total Resource DEL: 260,745 (196,995) 5,880,642 3,433,926 9,314,568 Of which: Administration1 195 0 462,036 0 462,036 Near cash in Resource DEL 49,959 3,767 4,682,905 3,958,031 8,640,936 Capital2 68,778 912 921,818 40,512 962,330 Depreciation3 (1,980) (4,918) (398,308) (8,203) (406,511) Total 327,543 (201,001) 6,404,152 3,466,235 9,870,387 Total AME 455,000 0 595,000 0 595,000 1 The total of “administration budget” and “near-cash in Resource DEL” figures may well be greater than total Resource DEL due to the definitions overlapping. 2 Capital DEL includes items treated as resource in Estimates and accounts but which are treated as Capital DEL in budgets. 3 Depreciation, which forms part of Resource DEL, is excluded from the total DEL since Capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting.
(1) The change in the Resource and Capital DEL for MoJ arises from:
RfR1: To promote the development of a modern, fair, cost-effective and efficient system of justice for all.
Resource Change: Admin (total decrease of (£685,000))
Take up of End-Year Flexibility (EYF):
An increase of £95,000 in Resource DEL in respect of EYF draw down for the Diana Princess of Wales Inquest.
Other Increases:
An increase of £546,000 in Resource DEL in relation to the transfer of Corporate Costs from the Home Office.
Decreases:
A decrease in admin budget of £(1,104,000) in relation to a machinery of government change of the Statutory Publications Office to The National Archives (TNA).
A decrease in admin budget of £(222,000) transferred to the Department for Innovation Skills and Universities (DIUS) in relation to Government Skills Funding.
Resource Change: Programme (total increase of £97,957,000)
Take up of End-Year Flexibility (EYF):
An increase of £5,000,000 in Resource DEL in respect of EYF draw down for The Reform and Modernisation Programme (RAMP).
Reserve Claims:
An increase of £35,000,000 in Resource DEL in relation to the Modernisation Fund.
An increase of £15,000,000 in Resource DEL in relation to the Prison Capacity Programme.
Other Increases:
An increase in Resource DEL of £22,739,000 in relation to the Young Offender Education Funding from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).
An increase in Resource DEL of £10,000,000 in relation to an increase in Pension Provisions within the National Probation Service Local Area Boards.
An increase in Resource DEL of £4,100,000 in relation to Intensive Fostering from the DCSF.
An increase in Resource DEL of £1,778,000 from the Department of Health (DoH) in relation to the Mental Health Review Tribunal Funding.
An increase in Resource DEL of £1,455,000 from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) in relation to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Funding.
An increase in Resource DEL of £1,055,000 in relation to the Parliamentary Counsel Office from the Cabinet Office.
An increase in Resource DEL of £800,000 in relation to Social Workers in Young Offender Institutes from the DCSF.
An increase in Resource DEL of £680,000 in relation to the implementation of the Youth Rehabilitation Order from the DCSF.
An increase in Resource DEL of £220,000 in relation to Child Support Reform Funding from the DWP.
An increase in Resource DEL of £130,000 in relation to the Virtual Courts Pilot Scheme from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
Resource Change: Programme (total decrease of (£34,822,000))
Decreases:
A decrease of £(19,960,000) Resource DEL transferred to the DoH in respect of the Escorts and Bed watches.
A decrease of £(9,936,000) Resource DEL transferred to the DoH to cover prisoner health care costs of new prison places as part of the Prison Capacity Programme.
A decrease of £(2,600,000) Resource DEL transferred to the CPS in relation to the Victims Surcharge.
A decrease of £(1,957,000) Resource DEL transferred to the DIUS to cover prisoner education costs of new prison places as part of the Prison Capacity Programme.
A decrease of £(200,000) Resource DEL transferred to the DoH in respect of IDTS Clinical funding.
A decrease of £(169,000) Resource DEL transferred to the CPS in relation to Liverpool Criminal Justice Centre.
Capital Change (total increase of £69,690,000)
Take up of End-Year Flexibility (EYF):
An increase of £131,000,000 in Capital DEL in respect of EYF draw down for 102 Petty France.
An increase of £3,200,000 in Capital DEL in respect of EYF drawn down for CORE Capital Grants.
Other Increases:
An increase of £1,500,000 in Capital DEL in relation to the provision of CCTV in Prisoner Communal Areas from the Home Office.
An increase of £990,000 in Capital DEL in relation to the Accelerated Contest Funding from the Home Office.
Decreases:
A decrease of £(67,000,000) in Capital DEL in relation to the Carter Programme funding drawn down in the Winter Supplementary Estimate, but now re-profiled into 2009-10.
AME Changes (total increase of £455,000,000)
Other Increases:
An increase of £430,000,000 provision for the National Offender Management Service relating to the impairment of assets.
An increase of £25,000,000 provision for Her Majesty’s Court Service relating to the impairment of assets.
RfR2: Overseeing the effective operation of the devolution settlement in Scotland and representing the interests of Scotland in the UK Government.
Resource Change: Admin (total increase of £880,000)
Take up of End-Year Flexibility (EYF):
An increase of £771,000 in Resource DEL in respect of an EYF draw down relating to the Secretary of State for Scotland.
An increase of £109,000 in Resource DEL in respect of an EYF draw down relating to the Office of the Advocate General.
Resource Change: Programme (total increase of £420,000)
Other Increases:
An increase of £420,000 Resource DEL in respect of EYF draw down relating to the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Scotland.
RfR3: To support the Secretary of State in discharging his role of representing Wales in the UK Government, representing the UK Government in Wales and ensuring the smooth running of the devolution settlement in Wales.
Total DEL for Wales has remained unchanged.
There is no change in the Capital DEL for RfR2 and RfR3
(2) The change in the Resource DEL for the Northern Ireland Court Service (NICS) arises from:
Within the Total DEL change for Northern Ireland Court Service, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
Change New DEL Voted Non-voted Voted Non-voted Total Resource DEL: (2,000) 22,000 56,974 96,494 153,468 Of which: Administration1 (1,000) — (1,507) — (1,507) Near cash in Resource DEL (2,000) 22,000 42,023 93,706 135,729 Capital2 — — 8,200 — 8,200 Depreciation3 — — (8,658) (441) (9,099) Total (2,000) 22,000 56,516 96,053 152,569 1 The total of “administration budget” and “near-cash in Resource DEL” figures may well be greater than total Resource DEL due to the definitions overlapping. 2 Capital DEL includes items treated as resource in Estimates and accounts but which are treated as Capital DEL in budgets. 3 Depreciation, which forms part of Resource DEL, is excluded from the total DEL since Capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting.
Resource Change: Admin (total decrease of £(1,000,000))
Other Decreases:
The change in the administration budget arises from a £1,000,000 increase in civil court fee income. This will be offset against additional related costs to dispose of civil court business. The appropriations in aid are classified as administrative income and so the additional fee income will reduce the administration cost limit by £1,000,000.
Resource Change: Programme (total increase of £21,000,000)
Take up of End-Year Flexibility (EYF):
Take up of EYF of £20,000,000 to cover an increased requirement in near-cash admin costs due to a projected shortfall by Northern Ireland Legal Services commission (NILSC) on legal aid expenditure. This is comprised of £9,316,000 near-cash, plus an agreed switch to near-cash of £847,000 non-cash and £9,837,000 capital.
Other Increases:
An increase in admin income as stated above has a subsequent impact of an increase of £1,000,000 in programme costs.
Transfer of £2,000,000 resources to finance increase in grant to the NILSC. In budgetary terms, the utilisation of savings on resource DEL (voted) are being used to cover an increase in resource DEL spending (non-voted) by the NILSC.
(3) The change in the Resource DEL for The National Archives arises from:
Within the Total DEL change for The National Archives (TNA), the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
Change New DEL Voted Non-voted Voted Non-voted Total Resource DEL: 1,104 — 47,704 — 47,704 Of which: Administration1 — — — — — Near cash in Resource DEL 1,104 — 36,953 — 36,953 Capital2 — — 2,500 — 2,500 Depreciation3 — — (5,680) — (5,680) Total 1,104 — 44,524 — 44,524 1 The total of “administration budget” and “near-cash in Resource DEL” figures may well be greater than total Resource DEL due to the definitions overlapping. 2 Capital DEL includes items treated as resource in Estimates and accounts but which are treated as Capital DEL in budgets. 3 Depreciation, which forms part of Resource DEL, is excluded from the total DEL since Capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting.
Resource Change: Programme (total increase of £1,104,000)
Other Increases:
An increase in Resource DEL of £1,104,000 in relation to a machinery of government change with a transfer of the Statutory Publications Office from the MoJ to TNA.
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