Appropriation Act 2009

Appropriation Act 2009 An Act to authorise the use of resources for the service of the years ending with 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2009 and to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the years ending with 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2009; and to appropriate the supply authorised in this Session of Parliament for the service of the years ending with 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2009. Whereas the Commons of the United Kingdom in Parliament assembled have resolved to authorise the use of resources and the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund towards making good the supply which they have granted to Her Majesty in this Session of Parliament: — Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— The use of resources for the service of the year that ended with 31 March 2008 is authorised to the amount of £1,886,000. The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply to the service of the year ending with 31 March 2008 the sum of £5,780,000. The use of resources for the service of the year ending with 31 March 2009 is authorised to the amount of £37,878,310,000 . The Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom and apply to the service of the year ending with 31 March 2009 the sum of £12,049,636,000. All the amounts and sums authorised by this Act and the other Act mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Act, for the service of the year that ended with 31 March 2008 and of the year ending with 31 March 2009, totalling, as is shown in the said Schedule, £45,305,922,000 in amounts of resources authorised for use and £44,167,900,000 in sums authorised for issue from the Consolidated Fund, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Acts mentioned in the said Schedule 1, for the services and purposes specified in Schedule 2 to this Act. Part 2 of Schedule 2 also sets out, for the services and purposes specified in that Part of that Schedule, modifications of the limits set for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20) on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid for the year ending with 31 March 2009. Part 3 of Schedule 2 also sets out, for the services and purposes specified in that Part of that Schedule, the limits for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20) on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid for the year ending with 31 March 2009. The limits as modified by Part 2 of Schedule 2 and those set out in Part 3 of that Schedule shall be deemed to have been in force from 25 November 2008. Subsection (4), so far as it relates to— a reduction set out in the Table in Part 2 of Schedule 2, or a modification so set out which, according to a note to that Part, comprises a reduction, does not affect the validity of anything to which subsection (6) applies. This subsection applies to anything done in accordance with a direction given for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20) during the year ending with 31 March 2009 if (disregarding subsection (4)) — at the time it was done the direction complied with the limit set under a previous Appropriation Act, or that direction would have complied with the limit then in force if that limit had, for the period ending with 23 February 2009, been increased as mentioned in the note in question. The payment of amounts into the Consolidated Fund is not required (by or under any enactment or otherwise) to the extent that permission for their retention is given by the Treasury in anticipation of the giving of directions, by reference to a Statement of Excesses, that will authorise the application of the amounts as appropriations in aid for the service of the year ending with 31 March 2009; but— a permission for the purposes of this subsection expires with the giving by reference to a Statement of Excesses of any direction that authorises the application of resources as appropriations in aid in relation to the Request for Resources or Estimate to which the amounts in question are referable; and if, having given such a permission, the Treasury decide before its expiry not to give the anticipated direction, they must withdraw the permission on making the decision. The abstracts of Schedule 1 and of Schedule 2 which are annexed to this Act shall have effect as part of this Act. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 2009. *Represents an overall reduction For the service of the year ended 31 March 2008— Under this Act For the service of the year ending 31 March 2009— Under Act 2008 c. 3 Table of– the resources authorised for use to make good excesses incurred in meeting the costs of the defence and civil services which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year that ended with 31 March 2008; and the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to make good those excesses. the supplementary resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2009; the supplementary sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; supplementary reductions of the resources or sums previously authorised for such use or issue; and modifications of the limits set, for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. HQ and associated offices; administration of the Judicial Pension Scheme, administration of the Office of the Information Commissioner and the Judicial Appointments Commission. Costs of running the Office for Judicial Complaints and the Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman, costs of running the offices of the Legal Services Ombudsman and the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner. Costs of operating the Legal Services Board and the associated Levy. HM Courts Service as formed under the Courts Act 2003 and associated activities including fine income, netting off and asset recovery incentive scheme, receipts under the victims surcharge, pre-1990 loan charges debt payments, Justices Clerks' Societies, Proportionate Dispute Resolution project, Wider Markets Initiatives; Section 31 grants to Local Authorities; the Office of the Public Guardian and Court of Protection. The establishment and operation of the Supreme Court as formed under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. The costs associated with the implementation of the Office of Legal Complaints. Offices of Court Funds, Official Solicitor and Public Trustee; Legal Aid paid through the Criminal Defence Service and Community Legal Service; administration for the Legal Services Commission. Payment of Grant and grant in aid to organisations promoting Ministry of Justice objectives including NDPBs, administration of central government tribunals via the Tribunals Service (including Asylum); costs paid from central funds; the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; costs in relation to constitutional offices; Privy Council office; re-imbursement of Lord Lieutenants' expenses; costs in relation to judicial training and the Judicial Offices for England & Wales. Democracy and constitution, human rights workshops and surveys; promotion of information rights, electoral policy; boundaries and administration, including costs in relation to the policy on the conduct of all national elections and referenda in the UK and local elections, referenda in England & Wales (except certain referenda in Wales), payments in relation to the Electoral Administration Act 2006; establishment and maintenance of the Co-ordinated On-Line Record of Electors (CORE); funding of electoral pilot schemes; policy on the financing and regulation of political parties; citizen and youth engagement. Parliamentary Boundary Commissions for England & Wales; research into constitution settlement/devolution, costs associated with the ‘Governance of Britain’ programme of constitutional renewal; conduct of MOJ's European and International business in the justice and home affairs field and the management of the UK's relationship with the Crown Dependencies. Contribution from the Treasury in respect of UK payments to the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Judicial Exchange programmes; sponsorship of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and bilateral training projects in China; Constitutional education programmes within schools, policy on coroner and cremation services; support to Local Authorities for additional coroner work, payments in relation to the royal inquest, applications for exhumations, cremated repatriated remains and the closing of burial grounds, other legal services; joint initiatives in the Criminal Justice System. Criminal Policy and Programmes including offender management programmes and the National Probation Service, costs of running Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons, costs of running Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation, funding for the Prisons & Probation Services Ombudsman. The Prevention and treatment of drug abuse; crime reduction and prevention; Criminal Injuries Compensation, Criminal Cases Review Commission, counter terrorism and intelligence. Payments to local authorities in respect of local area agreements, secure accommodation placements, Prisons, Prison Service College, the Parole Board, Youth Justice Board, grants to ‘Prisoners abroad’, welfare to work schemes, payments to other government departments and associated non-cash items. Climate modelling, risk assessment and adaptation; Support national and global biodiversity; contaminated land grants; environmental protection; maintain water quality and supply; management of inland waterways and obligations under the Water Act 2003; marine environment, species and habitat protection; international policy, research, standard-setting, and monitoring to support sustainable forestry; wildlife management; maintain air and ozone quality; increase UK's environment decontamination capabilities; Promotion and support for sustainable consumption and production, better waste management and sustainable development; Flood risk management; exotic and endemic animal and plant disease policy portfolio and eradication; regulatory systems for chemicals and pesticides; manage other environmental risks; land drainage and sewerage; noise-mapping; radioactive waste management; pollution emergency response services; Supporting development of farming and cost-sharing initiatives; keeping, movement tracing, international trade and welfare of animals; animal products, dairy hygiene and marketing; champion hygienic production, marketing, delivery and processing in the agriculture, fisheries and food industries; EU compensation payments to producers and support for agriculture; UK's responsibilities under the CITES Convention; fishing industry support; Support a sustainable, secure and healthy food supply; Support for rural and regional development; Specialist support services, staff management and development; other departmental administration and non-cash costs; publicity, promotion, awareness and publications; knowledge sharing initiatives; commissioned and departmental research and development; grant-in-aid and subsidies to support delivery bodies; surveys, monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies; funding through Area Based Grants; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations; licensing, approvals and certification; inspections and compliance in accordance with EU regulatory requirements. the resources authorised for use to meet the costs of the services and purposes which are specified in the first column of the Table for the year ending with 31 March 2009; the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and the limits set for the purposes of section 2 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (c. 20), on the resources applicable as appropriations in aid to meet those costs. Support for energy-related activities including regulation, civil emergency planning, environmental remediation and support for new and sustainable energy sources, security and non-proliferation; safety, environment and social impact programmes relating to nuclear sites in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union and other countries where future G8 Global Partnership related initiatives may be pursued. Respond to fuel poverty needs; measures to improve energy efficiency, security and environmental practice; promote and support actions to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions; climate modelling and risk assessment. Work towards international agreement on climate change; subscriptions and contributions to international organisations and fulfilment of international treaty obligations. Payments to the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform towards the costs of the Regional Development Agencies and the London Development Agency. Efficient discharge of liabilities falling to the Department, including nuclear waste management and decommissioning and for former coal industry employees. Specialist support services, staff management and development; other departmental administration and non-cash costs; exchange risk and other guarantee losses; publicity, promotion, publications, knowledge sharing initiatives and departmental research and development; grant-in-aid and subsidies to support delivery bodies; surveys, monitoring, statistics, advice and consultancies; licensing, approvals and certification; inspections and compliance in accordance with international and EU regulatory requirements. The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Department for Children, Schools and Families Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling £109,678,000, and a reduction of £13,741,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources to Request for Resources 2 of that Estimate (see also Note 2). The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 2 of the Department for Children, Schools and Families Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling £159,366,000, and an increase of £13,741,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources previously authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of that Estimate (see also Note 1). The reduction of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Department of Health Estimate comprises— a reduction of £232,798,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources to Request for Resources 2 of that Estimate (see also Note 4), and a reduction of £250,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources to Request for Resources 3 of that Estimate (see also Note 5). The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 2 of the Department of Health Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling £134,526,000, and an increase of £232,798,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources previously authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of that Estimate (see also Note 3). The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 3 of the Department of Health Estimate is in consequence of a reallocation of resources previously authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of that Estimate (see also Note 3). The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling £500,446,000, and an increase of £1,600,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions from the Cabinet Office (see also Note 34). The modification set out in the Table on the limit set on the resources applicable as operating appropriations in aid in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Department for Communities and Local Government comprises— an increase of the limit of £32,040,000, and a subsequent reduction of the limit of £96,152,000. The modification set out in the Table on the limit set on the resources applicable as operating appropriations in aid in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Home Office Estimate comprises— an increase the limit of £498,442,000, calculated as described in paragraph (2), and a subsequent increase of the limit of £1,059,000. The amount of £498,442,000 specified in sub-paragraph 1(a) was calculated by aggregating— an increase of £172,242,000, and an increase of £326,200,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (see also Note 13). The increase of the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the Ministry of Justice Estimate comprises— supplementary sums totalling £1,049,933,000, and a reduction of £1,104,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to The National Archives (see also Note 11). The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Ministry of Justice Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling £1,300,252,000, and a reduction of £1,104,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to The National Archives (see also Note 12). The increase of the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of The National Archives Estimate is in consequence of a transfer of functions from the Ministry of Justice (see also Note 9). The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of The National Archives Estimate is in consequence of a transfer of functions from the Ministry of Justice (see also Note 10). The modification set out in the Table on the limit set on the resources applicable as operating appropriations in aid in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Estimate comprises— a reduction of the limit of £326,200,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to the Home Office (see also Note 8), and a subsequent increase of the limit of £352,300,000. The reduction of the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Estimate comprises— supplementary sums totalling £934,955,000, and a subsequent reduction of £2,377,207,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (see also Note 36). The reduction of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling £37,021,000, and a reduction of £1,907,642,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (see also Note 37). The modification set out in the Table on the limit set on the resources applicable as operating appropriations in aid in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Estimate comprises— a reduction of the limit of £20,115,000, and a subsequent reduction in the limit of £1,068,963,000, calculated as described in sub-paragraph (2). The amount of £1,068,963,000 specified in sub-paragraph 1(b) was calculated by aggregating— an increase of £8,218,000, and a reduction of £1,077,181,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (see also Note 38). In Part 28 of Schedule 2 of the Appropriation (No. 2) Act 2008 (c. 8), the title of the Estimate which is now entitled UK Atomic Energy Authority Pension Schemes was Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: UKAEA pension schemes. The reduction of the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Estimate comprises— supplementary sums totalling £502,610,000, a reduction of £10,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to the Department for Work and Pensions (see also Note 22), and a reduction of £597,027,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (see also Note 36). The reduction of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling £331,749,000, a reduction of £598,444,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (see also Note 37), and a reduction of £13,081,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources to Request for Resources 2 of that Estimate (see also Note 21). The modification set out in the Table on the limit set on the resources applicable as operating appropriations in aid in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Estimate comprises— a reduction of the limit of £101,121,000, calculated as described in paragraph (2), and a subsequent increase of the limit of £86,934,000. The amount of £101,121,000 specified in sub-paragraph 1(a) was calculated by aggregating— £88,430,000, and £12,691,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to the Department for Work and Pensions (see also Note 25). The increase of resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 2 of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Estimate is in consequence of a reallocation of resources from Request for Resources 1 of that Estimate (see also Note 19). The increase of the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the Department for Work and Pensions Estimate comprises— supplementary sums totalling of £3,692,927,000, an increase of £10,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (see also Note 18),and an increase of £475,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions from the Cabinet Office (see also Note 33). The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Department for Work and Pensions Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling of £135,702,000, and an increase of £43,815,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources previously authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 5 of that Estimate (see also Note 28). The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 2 of the Department for Work and Pensions Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling £2,659,941,000, and an increase of £38,522,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources previously authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 5 of that Estimate (see also Note 28). The modification set out in the Table on the limit set on the resources applicable as operating appropriations in aid in respect of Request for Resources 2 of the Department for Work and Pensions Estimate comprises— a reduction of the limit of £43,332,000, calculated as described in paragraph (2), and a subsequent increase of the limit of £51,137,000. The amount of £43,332,000 specified in sub-paragraph (1) was calculated by aggregating— a reduction of £56,023,000, and an increase of £12,691,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (see also Note 20). The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 3 of the Department for Work and Pensions Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling £1,644,463,000, and an increase of £26,810,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources previously authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 5 of that Estimate (see also Note 28). The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 4 of the Department for Work and Pensions Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling £245,317,000, and an increase of £7,478,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources previously authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 5 of that Estimate (see also Note 28). The reduction of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 5 of the Department for Work and Pensions Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling £113,487,000, an increase of £1,030,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions from the Cabinet Office (see also Note 34), a reduction of £43,815,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources to Request for Resources 1 of that Estimate (see also Note 23), a reduction of £38,522,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources to Request for Resources 2 of that Estimate (see also Note 24), a reduction of £26,810,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources to Request for Resources 3 of that Estimate (see also Note 26), and a reduction of £7,478,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources to Request for Resources 4 of that Estimate (see also Note 27). The increase of the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the HM Treasury Estimate comprises— supplementary sums totalling of £27,515,611,000, and a reduction of £273,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to the Cabinet Office (see also Note 33). The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the HM Treasury Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling of £20,750,582,000, a reduction of £273,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to the Cabinet Office (see also Note 34), an increase of £3,675,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources previously authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 2 of that Estimate (see also Note 31), and an increase of £2,200,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources previously authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 3 of that Estimate (see also Note 32). The reduction of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 2 of the HM Treasury Estimate is in consequence of a reallocation of resources to Request for Resources 1 of that Estimate (see also Note 30). The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 3 of the HM Treasury Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling of £2,935,000, and a reduction of £2,200,000 in consequence of a reallocation of resources to Request for Resources 1 of that Estimate (see also Note 30). The increase of the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the Cabinet Office Estimate comprises— supplementary sums totalling of £48,289,000, a reduction of £475,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to the Department for Work and Pensions (see also Note 22), and an increase of £273,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions from HM Treasury (see also Note 29). The increase of the resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Cabinet Office Estimate comprises— supplementary resources totalling of £54,985,000, a reduction of £1,600,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (see also Note 6), a reduction of £1,030,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions to the Department for Work and Pensions (see also Note 28), and an increase of £273,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions from HM Treasury (see also Note 30). The modification set out in the Table on the limit set on the resources applicable as operating appropriations in aid in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Security and Intelligence Agencies Estimate comprises— an increase of £10,811,000, and a subsequent reduction of the limit of £2,701,000. The sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of the Department of Energy and Climate Change Estimate comprise— sums totalling £2,377,207,000 that are authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of that Estimate in consequence of a transfer of functions from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (see also Note 14), sums totalling £597,027,000 that are authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund in respect of that Estimate in consequence of a transfer of functions from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs(see also Note 18), and other sums totalling £103,276,000. The resources authorised for use in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Department of Energy and Climate Change Estimate comprise— resources totalling £1,907,642,000 that are authorised for use in respect of that Request for Resources in consequence of a transfer of functions from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (see also Note 15), resources totalling £598,444,000 that are authorised for use in respect of that Request for Resources in consequence of a transfer of functions from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (see also Note 19),and other resources totalling £303,285,000. The initial limit set on resources applicable as operating appropriations in aid in respect of Request for Resources 1 of the Department of Energy and Climate Change Estimate comprises— £267,850,000, and £1,077,181,000 in consequence of a transfer of functions from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (see also Note16). Words in Act substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3, 4 (with art. 3(2)(3), 4(2), 6(4)(5))