Departmental Expenditure Limit (2009-10) The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Jack Straw) 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 (RfRl, 2 and 3) is increased by £214,550,000 from £9,614,212,000 to £9,828,762,000 and the administration budget has increased by £200,000 from £435,720,000 to £435,920,000. Total DEL for the NICS has increased by £20,000,000 from £127,556,000 to £147,556,000. Total DEL for the TNA has remained unchanged. Within the Total DEL change for MoJ (RfRl, 2 and 3), the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table: ChangeNew DELVoted£'000Non-voted£'000Voted£'000Non-voted£'000Total£'000Resource DEL:208,766(81,413)5,736,0083,647,4199,383,427Of which:Administration *2000435,9200435,920Near cash in Resource DEL169,315(56,962)4,864,5003,834,7788,699,278Capital **258,945(158,945)832,86435,670868,534Depreciation ***(10,645)(2,158)(412,523)(10,676)(423,199)Total457,066(242,516)6,156,3493,672,4139,828,762*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. **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 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 front: RfRl: To promote the development of a modern, fair, cost effective and efficient system of justice for all. Resource Change: Admin (total increase of £200,000) Other Increases: An increase of £200,000 in Resource DEL in relation to the transfer of FHSAA administrative support costs from the Department of Health. Resource Change: Programme (total increase of £182,939,000) Reserve Claims: An increase in near-cash resource funding of £110,000,000 in relation to the Prison Capacity Programme. An increase in near-cash resource funding of £34,000,000 in relation to the Workforce Modernisation Programme. An increase in non-cash resource funding of £15,000,000 in relation to the Prison Capacity Programme. An increase in near-cash resource funding of £300,000 in respect of Consolidated fund draw down in relation to funding for Norwich by-elections. Other Increases: An increase in Resource DEL of £8,600,000 in relation to the ESA (Jobcentre Plus) funding and transfer of the Appeals Court from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). An increase in Resource DEL of £4,720,000 in relation to Child Support Reform Funding from the DWP. An increase in Resource DEL of £3,680,000 in relation to Mental Health Review Tribunal funding from the Department of Health (DoH). An increase in Resource DEL of £2,830,000 in relation to offender learning, transfer of resources relating to skills costs of additional prison capacity from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). An increase in Resource DEL of £2,358,000 in relation to the Violent Crimes Reduction Act from the Home Office. An increase in Resource DEL of £833,000 in relation to Immigration Removal Centres from the BIS. An increase in Resource DEL of £291,000 in relation to the enforcement order provisions of the Children and Adoption Act 2006 in 2009/10 from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). An increase in Resource DEL of £252,000 in relation to EEA Modelling from the Home Office. An increase in Resource DEL of £75,000 in relation to Offender Health - Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody funding from the DoH. Resource Change: Programme (total decrease of £55,786,000) Decreases: A decrease in Resource DEL of £27,736,000 in relation to offender learning, transfer of resources relating to skills costs of additional prison capacity transferred to the BIS. A decrease in Resource DEL of £14,810,000 in relation to healthcare services for additional prison places transferred to the DoH. A decrease in Resource DEL of £4,300,000 in relation to Compass Case Management Funding transferred to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). A decrease in Resource DEL of £4,198,000 in relation to National Insurance Funding transferred to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). A decrease in Resource DEL of £2,600,000 in relation to Victim Surcharges transferred to the CPS. A decrease in Resource DEL of £806,000 in relation to London Criminal Justice Board transferred to the CPS. A decrease in Resource DEL of £489,000 in relation to the British Crime Survey transferred to the HO. A decrease in Resource DEL of £417,000 in relation to Road Safety Act transferred to the CPS. A decrease in Resource DEL of £222,000 in relation to Government Skills Strategy transferred to the BIS. A decrease in Resource DEL of £208,000 in relation to healthcare services for additional prison places transferred to the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG). Capital Change (total increase of £100,000,000) Reserve Claims: An increase of £100,000,000 in Capital DEL in respect of the Prison Capacity Programme. RfR2: Overseeing the effective operation of the devolution settlement in Scotland and representing the interests of Scotland in the UK Government. Total DEL for Scotland has remained unchanged. 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 and Capital 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: ChangeNew DELVoted£'000Non-voted£'000Voted£'000Non-voted£'000Total£'000Resource DEL:(2,534)22,53458,39194,300152,691Of which:Administration *(1,000)1,4261,426Near cash in Resource DEL(2,534)22,53440,45193,800134,251Capital **6,0006,000Depreciation***(10,694)(441)(11,135)Total(2,534)22,53453,69793,859147,556 * 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.**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 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) 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 incomeand so the additional fee income will reduce the administration cost limit by £1,000,000. Resource Change: Programme (total increase of £22,534,000) Reserve Claims: Take up of DEL Reserve claim of £20,000,000 to reflect the increase in the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission baseline to cover the projected shortfall in legal aid expenditure. Other Increases: Transfer of £2,534,000 resources from voted to non-voted to cover the shortfall in Judicial Salaries paid from the Consolidated Fund. Resource Change: Programme (total decrease of £2,534,000) Decreases: Transfer of £2,534,000 resources from voted to non-voted to cover the shortfall in Judicial Salaries paid from the Consolidated Fund. 3) The National Archives are not submitting a Winter Supplementary Estimate.