My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Jacqui Smith) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
Plans of changes to the departmental expenditure limit (DEL) and administrative budget for 2007-08:
Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary supplementary estimate, the Home Office’s departmental expenditure limit for 2007-08 will be reduced by £5,219,311,000, from £14,467,130,000 to £9,247,819,000, and the administration budget will be reduced by £204,151,000, from £618,291,000 to £414,140,000.
Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
£’000s Change New DEL Voted Non-voted Voted Non-voted Total Resource DEL -3,239,669 -1,622.375 7,944,143 718,769 8,662,912 of which: Administration budget* -168,151 -36,000 390,098 24,042 414,140 Near-cash in RDEL* -2,804,714 -1,636,592 7,825,226 667,764 8,492,990 Capital** -555 144 -20,095 460,955 291,507 752,462 Less depreciation*** 215,422 2,550 -115,470 -52,085 -167,555 Total -3,579,391 -1,639,920 8,289,628 958,191 9,247,819
* The total of the administration budget and near-cash in resource DEL figures may well be greater than total resource DEL, due to the definitions overlapping.
** Capital DEL includes items treated as resource in estimates and accounts but which are treated as capital DEL in budgets.
*** 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.
The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from:
£’000s Sections = relevant section of the Home Office 2007-08 winter supplementary estimate of which near-cash of which admin Total comprising -4,862,044 -4,441,306 -204,151 Take-up of end-year flexibility 150,000 150,000 0 Programme near-cash to increase National Offender Management Service (NOMS) HQ (Section G) budget to that agreed between the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice as part of the machinery of government changes 80,000 80,000 Programme near-cash to counterterrorism and intelligence grants (Section Q) to meet strategic objective 1, “Help people feel secure in their homes and local communities” 46,000 46,000 Programme near-cash to meet Office of Security and Counterterrorism's (Section D) strategic objective to protect the public from terrorism 24,000 24,000 DEL reserve claims 30,000 30,000 0 Programme near-cash to NOMS HQ (Section G) for additional prison estate funding 30,000 30,000 Machinery of government changes -5,017,143 -4,616,405 -188,265 On 29 March 2007, the Prime Minister announced that the functions and support costs comprising the National Offender Management Service and the Office for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR) would transfer to the newly formed Ministry of Justice with effect from 9 May 2007. Details of the resource DEL transfers are set out below: NOMS voted DEL, of which: -3,374,648 -2,932,988 -160,053 NOMS HQ (Section G) -1,083,719 -693,336 -79,718 Prisons —private sector (Section H) -248,029 -224,309 -1,078 Prisons—public sector (Section I) -1,985,192 -1,958,09 -75,000 Probation HQ (Section J) -57,708 -57,251 -4,257 NOMS non-voted DEL, of which: -1,271,124 -1,281,224 0 National Probation Service local area boards (Section AA) -858.541 -858,541 0 Parole Board (Section Z) - 7,789 - 7.789 0 Youth Justice Board (Section AB) -404.794 -400.794 0 Prisons —public sector (Section I) 0 -14.100 0 OCJR voted DEL, of which: -130,972 -115,107 -18,903 Criminal Justice Reform (Section F) -130,972 -115,107 -18,903 OCJR non-voted DEL, of which: -205,863 -252,550 0 Criminal Cases Review Commission (Section AD) -7,274 -6,761 0 Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (Section AC) -198,589 -245,789 0 Central corporate services voted DEL, of which: - 8,936 -8,936 -7,909 Central Services (Section M) -8,936 - 8,936 -7,909 The Respect Task Force transferred to the newly created Department for Children, Schools and Families with effect from the 28 June 2007. Details of the resource DEL transfers are set out below: Central Corporate Services voted DEL, of which: -25,600 -25,600 -1,400 Central Services (Section M) -10.887 -10,887 -1,400 Other grants (Section T) -14,713 -14,713 0 Transfers from other government departments 5,114 5,114 3,114 Admin near-cash from the Cabinet Office to Central Service (Section M) for expansion of the Parliamentary Counsel Office 1,610 1,610 1,610 Admin near-cash from the Cabinet Office to Counterterrorism and Intelligence (Section D) for staff transferring to the Office for Security and Counterterrorism 104 104 104 Admin near-cash from the Ministry of Justice to Central Services (Section M) for the general arm of the shared property service 1,400 1,400 1,400 Programme near-cash from the Department for International Development to the Border and Immigration Agency (Section K) to help failed asylum seekers to resettle in their own country 1,000 1,000 0 Programme near-cash from HM Revenue and Customs for additional agreed funding for the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Section X) 1,000 1,000 0 Transfers to other government departments: -30,015 -30,015 0 Programme near-cash from police (Section A) to the Ministry of Justice representing a transfer of Criminal Justice System IT (CJSIT) ring-fenced funds -28,358 -28,358 0 Programme near-cash from crime reduction (Section B) to the Ministry of Justice for the additional costs of implementing the provisions of the Violent Crime Reduction Act -1,561 -1,561 0 Programme near-cash from crime reduction (Section B) to the Crown Prosecution Service for the additional costs of implementing the provisions of the Violent Crime Reduction Act -96 - 96 0 Classification changes: 0 0 -19,000 Switch from admin to programme non-cash (£19,000,000) 0 0 -19,000 Planning round changes: Planning round changes are in two parts: changes made to reflect the delegated budgets prior to the machinery of government (MOG) changes and mid-year review changes to reflect the department’s changing priorities post-MOG. Planning round prior to MOG: Police (Section A) 27,181 27,181 166 Counterterrorism and Intelligence (Section D) -6,034 -4,434 0 Drugs (Section E) 52,490 52,490 0 Criminal Justice Reform (Section F) 26,123 26,596 0 NOS HQ (Section G) -37,541 -43,941 2,794 Prisons—private sector (Section H) -729 -729 0 Prisons—pubic sector (Section I) 50,595 32,695 -2,960 Border and Immigration Agency (Section K) - 17,990 -.18,300 0 Central Services (Section M) -4,963 -4,996 9,000 Police grants (Section O) -60,934 -60,934 0 Other grants (Section T) 13,963 13,963 0 Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (Section AC) -23,460 20,000 0 National Probation Service local area boards (Section AA) 6,780 6,780 0 Office of the Immigration Service Commissioner (Section AE) 590 700 0 Parole Board (Section Z) 1,300 1,300 0 Youth Justice Board (Section AB) -18,371 -1.9,371 0 Departmental unallocated provision -9,000 -9,000 -9,000 Mid-year review post-MOG: Police (Section A) 17, 000 17, 000 0 Counterterrorism and Intelligence (Section D) -10, 000 -7,000 5,000 Border and Immigration Agency (Section K) 20,000 20,000 0 Identity and Passport Service (Section L) -22,000 19,000 Central Services (Section M) -2, 000 17,000 -2,000 Recovered asset CFERs -14,000 -14,000 0 Departmental unallocated provision -11,000 -11,000 -22,000
The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from:
£’000s Sections = relevant section of the Home Office 2007-08 winter supplementary estimate Capital Total comprising: -575,239 Machinery of government changes -560,439 On 29 March 2007, the Prime Minister announced that the functions and support costs comprising the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and the Office for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR) would transfer to the newly formed Ministry of Justice with effect from 9 May 2007. Details of the capital DEL transfers are set out below: NOMS voted DEL, of which: NOMS HQ (Section G) -474,799 Prisons—public sector (Section I) -16,304 Probation HQ (Section J) -1,800 NOMS non-voted DEL, of which: Youth Justice Board (Section AB) -20,000 OCJR voted DEL, of which: Criminal Justice Reform (Section F) -37,441 OCJR non-voted DEL, of which: Criminal Cases Review Commission (Section AD) -95 Central Corporate Services voted DEL, of which: Central Service (Section M) -10,000 Transfers to other government departments: -14,800 Capital grants from Police (Section A) to the Ministry of Justice representing a transfer of CJSIT ring-fenced funds -12,200 Capital from Central Services (Section M) to the Ministry of Justice representing a contribution towards building improvement works at a shared service centre -2,600 Planning round changes: Planning round changes made to reflect the delegated budgets prior to the MOG changes: Criminal Justice Reform (Section F) 515 NOMS HQ (Section G) 44,296 Prisons—public sector (Section I) 304 Probation HQ (Section J) 1,100 Border and Immigration Agency (Section K) 31,485 Identity and Passport Agency (Section L) -73,700 Central Services (Section M) 6,000 Police grants (Section O) -10,000