Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Supplementary Budget 2020-21

 

Explanatory Memorandum to the Chair of the Finance Committee

 

 

Background

 

The Estimate for 2020/21 was scrutinised by the Finance Committee in October 2019 and included in the Annual Budget Motion in December 2019.

 

Included within the Estimate submission were references to the implementation of the new accounting standard, IFRS16, that has now been postponed for 12 months.

 

Appendix A of the original submission contained two budget proposals – including and excluding the effects of IFRS16.  The budget including the impact of IFRS16 was approved.  Since adoption has been delayed it is proposed to revert to a budget excluding IFRS16 - the changes overall are minor:

 

Resource           -£16k

Cash                    No change

 

There are no other changes proposed in this Supplementary Budget as attached at Appendix A.

 


 

Appendix A

 

 

2020-21
£000s

 

2020-21
£000s

2020-21
£000s

PSOW Expenditure

Revised budget - proposed

Previously approved budget

Supplementary Budget changes – due to postponed implementation of IFRS16

Staff salaries and related costs

£3,889

£3,889

0

Premises and facilities

£425

£202

+223

Professional fees

£280

£280

0

ITC costs

£190

£190

0

Office costs

£118

£98

+20

Travel, training and recruitment

£90

£90

0

Communications

£50

£50

0

One-off costs of new powers (revenue)

£0

£0

0

Total Revenue Expenditure

£5,042

£4,799

+243

Total Income

-£17

-£17

0

Net Revenue Expenditure

£5,025

£4,782

+243

Capital Expenditure

£25

£25

0

One-off costs on new powers (capital)

£0

£0

0

Total Operational Resource

£5,050

£4,807

+243

Non-Cash Movements

 

 

 

Depreciation

£60

£60

0

Depreciation – leased assets

0

£249

-249

Financing charge – IFRS 16

0

£10

-10

Total Resource Expenditure

£5,110

£5,126

-16

Depreciation – total

-£60

-£309

+249

Financing charge – IFRS 16

0

-£10

+10

Change in working capital – IFRS 16

0

£243

-243

Other non-cash movements

£20

£20

0

Cash Requirement from WCF

£5,070

£5,070

0