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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY THE DEPUTY OF ST. MARY

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 19th JULY 2010

Question

Given that in his written answer 5520 on 6th July 2010, the Minister claimed that 64% of the 2% cuts were efficiency savings and 36% were service reductions, would the Minister provide for members a listing of the 2% reductions in expenditure, classified under these two headings?

Answer

The split of savings between efficiency savings and service reductions is as per the attached table:

SUMMARY OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS SAVINGS PROPOSALS

 

Ref

Proposal

Savings £

Posts FTE

Efficiency £

Service Cuts

£

CHIEF MINISTER CMD-S1 CMD-S2 CMD-S3

Remove budget for fees relating to review and projects

Reduce funding for Communications Unit

Reduce use of consultants, admin & Fiscal Policy Panel support in Economics Team Reduce recruitment budget for the Law Draftsman

CMD-S4 CMD-S5

Reduce the Legal Advisory Panel budget

30,000 27,700 10,000 24,000 26,700

1.0

30,000

10,000 24,000 26,700

27,700

Sub-Total:

 

118,400

1.0

90,700

27,700

ED-S2 ED-S3 ED-S4 ED-S5 ED-S6 ED-S7

ED-S8 ED-S9

ED-S10 ED-S11 ED-S12 ED-S13 ED-S14

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ED-S1 Growth in funding for the Incubator and Innovation Initiatives, renewable energy, e-gaming and

Intellectual Property legislation, reduction in Jersey Enterprise grants

Competition Law - reduction in grant

Overheads - Efficiency Savings

Funding for the Financial Ombudsman

Reduction in funding for Route Development, destination marketing and PR

Reduction in grants to events

Reduced opening hours in Jersey Tourism Visitor Services reception.

Additional support to JFL, grant to fund the States share of the JFSC for Anti-Money Laundering unit. Remove funding for TV sub-titling service, reduce funding for the Beach Lifeguard service, intellectual property and service reductions

Reduce the Gambling Commission grant

Reduce Grants and Area payments

Legal Fees for the dissolution of JMMB

Cease funding to subsidise the provision of School Milk

Terminate employment of a UK representative

(313,000)

100,000

204,000 (100,000) 175,000 138,000

36,000 (750,000)

295,000 100,000 118,000 116,000 183,000 44,000

1.0

30,000 100,000 204,000

138,000

100,000 116,000

(343,000)

(100,000) 175,000

36,000 (750,000)

295,000 118,000

183,000 44,000

Sub-Total:

 

346,000

1.0

688,000

(342,000)

ESC-S3

ESC-S4 ESC-S5 ESC-S6 ESC-S7 ESC-S8 ESC-S9 ESC-S10

EDUCATION SPORT & CULTURE

ESC-S1 Cease primary school PE enhancement initiative

ESC-S2 Introduce property occupancy charge for the States fee-paying schools

Restructuring the Special Education Needs Service and the way emotional and behavioural support is delivered to primary school children

Re-defining core business for schools and colleges at ECS

Cease annual payment to Durrell to allow free entry and teaching time for school parties

Review management structure of Highlands College

Youth Service senior management restructuring

Review management structure in technical maintenance team

Cessation of summer lifeguarding service at Havre Des Pas Pool

Savings to be identified once the major reviews have been completed

120,000 80,000

165,000 298,000 33,000 210,000 50,000 37,000 25,000 1,270,000

2.0

3.3 1.0 1.0

80000

165000 200000

210000 50000 37000

120000

98000 33000

25000

Sub-Total:

 

2,288,000

7.3

742,000

276,000

HSS-S5 HSS-S6 HSS-S7

HSS-S8 HSS-S9 HSS-S10 HSS-S11 HSS-S12 HSS-S13 HSS-S14 HSS-S15 HSS-S16 HSS-S17 HSS-S18

HSS-S19 HSS-S20 HSS-S21 HSS-S22 HSS-S23 HSS-S24

HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

HSS-S1 Restructure Environmental Health/Health Protection dept.

HSS-S2 Reduce public health admin staff costs

HSS-S3 Redesign sports injury outpatients clinic

HSS-S4

Replacement of blood gas analysers & reorganisation to reduce cost of consumables & lab management Pharmacy skill mix review & reprofile of out-of-hours service to reduce cost of service

Improve theatre skill mix to reduce theatre cost

Cease non essential minor surgical procedures & equipment efficiencies; reprofile day surgery on-call service

Reduce physio services

Remove vacant counsellor post

Redesign OT services

Remove vacant CAMHS post

Comply with NICE prescribing guidelines

Reprofile needs assessment of clients

Reduce Department of Electronics charge, ambulance overtime & admin efficiences

Additional pharmacist & rationalising GP/Consultant prescribing to support prescribing efficiencies

Invest in a nurse bank/workforce IT system.

Medical devices & equipment management.

Reduce gardening & non-essential engineering maintenance; reprofile project management costs; engineers' overtime efficiencies.

Reduce linen service & amalgamate 2 kitchens at St Saviours.

Procurement savings from corporate procurement project

Organisation wide management restructure

Recurrent reduction in all H&SS third party provider SLA

Improved efficiency in cremation service

Primary care service costs to be transferred to Health Insurance Fund

51,000 80,000 6,000

18,000 74,000 20,000

26,000 153,000 55,000 45,000 55,000 20,000 15,000 58,000 188,000 34,000 50,000

362,000 175,000 750,000 400,000 140,000 15,000 910,000

2.0 2.0

0.1

2.9 1.0 0.5 1.0

1.0 -

8.5 7.0

6.0

51,000 80,000

18,000 50,000 20,000

18,000 65,000

15,000 56,000 188,000 34,000 50,000

192,000 175,000 750,000 400,000 140,000 5,000 930,000

6,000 24,000

88,000 55,000 45,000 55,000 20,000

160,000

10,000

Sub-Total:

 

3,700,000

32.0

3,237,000

463,000

HOME AFFAIRS HA-S1

HA-S2

HA-S3

HA-S4

HA-S5

HA-S6 HA-S7

HA-S8 HA-S9 HA-S10

Removal of discrimination legislation budget

Reduction of police staff posts/Police overtime

Reduction of police Police overtime

Closure of Police Facility / Reduction in non staff costs

Replacement of Multi-Functional Officer with a Clerk

Customs and Immigration - Staff reductions

Reduce number of Unit Managers by one post / Reduction in Prison Overtime / Reduction in the Prison Perimeter Fence Renovation Programme

General Reduction in Prison non-staff expenditure

Reduce the amount of financial support to BaSS projects

Jersey Field Squadron - Reduction in Operating Costs

100,000 221,000 93,000 167,000 29,000 109,000

135,000 30,000 15,000 55,000

3.8 2.5

2.0 1.0

93,000 69,000 29,000

125,000 30,000

32,000

100,000 221,000

98,000 109,000 10,000

15,000 23,000

Sub-Total:

 

954,000

9.3

378,000

576,000

 

HOUSING HSG-S1

HSG-S2 HSG-S3 HSG-S4

HSG-S5

Roll-out of electric heating will replace gas and oil systems thus saving on the cost of servicing and inspecting the existing heating devices

With digital TV, maintaining tv aerial service no longer required.

Reduce tenant participation budget

Staffing rationalisation, reduced training and temporary staff provision together with a general reduction in departmental running costs

Reduced licence fees and maintenance costs for IS systems

76,000 35,000 10,000

100,000 65,000

 

76,000 35,000

100,000 25,000

10,000 40,000

Sub-Total:

 

286,000

-

236,000

50,000

P&E PE-S1 PE-S2 PE-S3 PE-S4 PE-S5 PE-S6

PE-S7 PE-S8

Restructuring file storage and management / removal of staff relocation budget

Reduction of consultancy budget

Replace current vacancy with part-time alternative

5% reduction in energy efficiency grants

Fisheries and marine Service efficiencies

Veterinary officer: Reduction in major contingency training

Delay in recruitment and reduction of equipment maintenance until outcomes of Met service review are complete.

Efficiencies from review of IT and building maintenance contracts

50,000 12,000 30,000 54,000 4,000 5,000

28,000 25,000

0.5

50,000 12,000 30,000

4,000 5,000

28,000 25,000

54,000

Sub-Total:

 

208,000

0.5

154,000

54,000

RESOURCES RES-S1 RES-S2 RES-S3 RES-S4 RES-S5 RES-S6 RES-S7 RES-S8 RES-S9 RES-S10

Restructure Corporate Infrastructure to reduce by 2 posts & reduce equipment replacement Restructure business support to reduce by 1 post

Restructure HR business partnering to reduce by 1 post

Vacate HR learning and development premises at Highlands

Restructure architects to reduce by 2 posts.

Re-profile 2011 building maintenance

Reduce staff CIP qualification programme

Procure to pay'

HR/OD Support

Managed print service

144,000 60,000 50,000 15,000 120,000 244,000 13,000

2.0 1.0 1.0

2.0

120,000 60,000 50,000 15,000 120,000 244,000 0

24,000 0

0 0

0 0 13,000

Sub-Total:

 

646,000

6.0

609,000

37,000

SS-S5 SS-S6 SS-S7

SS-S8 SS-S9

SS-S10 SS-S11

Freeze inflationary uplift on Jersey Council for Health and Safety Grant

Restructuring of JET management with saving in salaries

Reduction in JACS discretionary spend and reduced annual uplift for Employment Tribunal

Removal of GST Bonus budget (current take-up £300k)

Restrict Residential Care Fee Uplift to 2.8%

Reduce Recently Arrived Discount Scheme budget

Reduce the housing adaptations budget by 50% as average spend over the last 5 years had been £45,000

Remove Christmas bonus for people in receipt of Survivor's allowance and pension, 100% Long Term Incapacity Allowance, Invalidity Benefit, residents not in receipt of Jersey OAP and all non-residents, remove pensioner entitlement below age 65

Employ 3 Interventions Officers to prevent fraud/non compliance on Income Support to generate net savings

Freeze rents and accommodation component of income support for net saving net

Corporate efficiency savings

1,000 17,000 9,000 638,200 167,000 179,000

54,000 439,000

250,000 228,000 12,000

 

1,000 17,000 9,000

167,000

250,000 12,000

638,200 179,000 54,000

439,000 228,000

Sub-Total:

 

1,994,200

-

456,000

1,538,200

TREASURY Tres-S1 Tres-S2 Tres-S3 Tres-S4

Tres-S5 Tres-S6

Savings on bank charges due to automation & reduced staff due to less bank reconciliations

Reduced consultancy/temp support; reduced training

Reduce number of audit days per annum by 17 (3%)

Cancel contracts of seasonal staff, a permanent administration clerk and substantial reduction of training budget

Additional tax investigator to generate increased tax revenues of £250k per annum

Reduce annual payment into States self-insurance fund (equiv to 3.5% reduction).

27,000 21,000 10,000

117,000 (57,000) 97,000

0.5

2.5

27,000 13,000 0

88,000 97,000

0 8,000 10,000

29,000 -57,000 0

Sub-Total:

 

215,000

3.0

225,000

-10,000

 

TRANSPORT & TECHNICAL SERVICES

TTS-S1 Reduction in overtime across the waste directorate

TTS-S2 Reorganising service in Highways maintenance

TTS-S3 Restructure drainage infrastructure team

TTS-S4 Reduction in overheads and restructuring of the waste management general site maintainance section TTS-S5 Cleaning Section - Restructuring and review of processes and overtime coupled with reduced equipment

purchase

TTS-S6 Re-engineering of Parks and Gardens, review of plus payments, reduced plant and vehicle hire

TTS-S7 Efficiency savings in bus service in line with Jersey Bus Network Review 2010

TTS-S8 DVS: Reorganisation of management structure

TTS-S9 Reorganisation of administration services and decommissioning of legacy IT systems

44,000 79,000 105,000 61,000

75,000 279,000 150,000 32,000 30,000

1.0 2.0 2.0

1.0 0.5

44,000 79,000 105,000 61,000

75,000 279,000 150,000 32,000 30,000

 

Sub-Total:

 

855,000

6.5

855,000

0

B-S2 B-S3 B-S4 B-S5

Reducing access to official publications that are aids to the judicial process and delivery of judgements Reducing the budget for Liberation Day celebrations

Remove part of the expense funding for incidental costs associated with training and conferences etc Termination of at least one incoming visit of a foreign dignatory or States head

Reduce budget for ceremonial and civil events

1,500 14,000 4,500 3,500 1,500

 

4500 1500

1500 14000

3500

Sub-Total:

 

25,000

-

6000

19000

 

Law Officers LOD-S1

Savings accruing from recruiting staff instead of buying in services

150,000

 

150000

 

Sub-Total:

 

150,000

-

150000

 

Judicial Greffe/Viscounts JG/VD-S1

Cease payment of an annual grant to Jersey Law Information Board Delete a vacant post in Viscounts

JG/VD-S2

100,000 33,000

 

100000 33000

 

Sub-Total:

 

133,000

-

133000

 

Official Analyst OA-S1

Delaying equipment replacement. Approximately 1/3 equipment budget. Additional minor and continuing efficiency savings

13,000

 

13000

 

Sub-Total:

 

13,000

-

13000

 

Lt Governor Lt-Gov-S1

Rental adjustments, restructuring of housekeeping and admin teams

28,000

1.0

28000

 

Sub-Total:

 

28,000

1.0

28000

 

Data Protection DPC-S1

Reduction of admin expenses for 1 year only

6,000

 

6000

 

Sub-Total:

 

6,000

-

6000

 

Probation P-S1

Removal of Community Service Manager part time post.

32,000

 

32000

 

Sub-Total:

 

32,000

-

32000

 

C&AG CAG-S1

Reduction in non-audit fee expenditure

10,000

 

10000

 

Sub-Total:

 

10,000

-

10000

 

States Assembly States-S1 States-S2 States-S3

Reduction in Scrutiny budget Reduction in inter parliamentary budget Efficiency Savings

33,000 3,000 22,000

 

33000 3000 22000

 

Sub-Total:

 

58,000

-

58000

 

Grand Total

 

12,065,600

67.6

8,106,700

2,688,900

Add back EDD growth -1193000 1,193,000 6,913,700 3,881,900

64% 36%