Appropriation (No 2) Act 2006

Part 13 Department for Constitutional Affairs, 2006–07

Table of—

(a)

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 31st March 2007;

(b)

the sums authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund to meet those costs; and

(c)

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.

Estimate/Request for Resources	Net Resources authorised for use	Grants out of the Consolidated Fund	Operating Appropriations in Aid	Non-operating Appropriations in Aid
	£	£	£	£
DEPARTMENT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS		38,542,199,000		0
1.  To promote the development of a modern, fair, cost effective and efficient system of justice for all HQ and associated offices; administration of the Judicial Pension Scheme; HM Courts Service as formed under the Courts Act 2003 and associated activities including fine income netting off, pre-1990 loan charges debt payments, Justices Clerks' Societies, grants in relation to the Debt Programme and Better Dispute Resolution project, Wider Markets Initiatives; Section 31 grants to Local Authorities; the Public Guardianship Office; Official Solicitor and Public Trustee; Courts Funds Office; Legal Aid paid through the Criminal Defence Service and Community Legal Service; administration for the Legal Services Commission; expenditure relating to the Legal Service Complaints Commissioner and the Legal Services Ombudsman; administration of the Office of the Information Commissioner; 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; grant in aid to the Trafford Law Centre for a pilot to evaluate proposals for providing improved advice and support to tribunal customers and associated matters; charge fees as set out in its governing legislation; policy on charging and accounting for any fees collected by the Tribunals Service; payments to HM Land Registry; costs in relation to constitutional offices; democracy and constitution costs in relation to policy formulation; human rights workshops and surveys; promotion of information rights through advertising and formal education; electoral policy; research into constitution settlement/devolution; European and international judicial policy; EU Presidency events; Judicial Exchange programmes; research on behalf of the British Institute of International and Competition Law; Constitutional education programmes within schools; costs in relation to the policy on the conduct of all national elections and referendums in the UK and local elections; referendums in England and Wales (except mayoral Referendums in Wales) as provided under the Representation of the People (RPA) Acts and the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 and the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003; proposals under the Electoral Administration Bill, including the establishment of the Co-ordinated on-line record of Electors (CORE); funding of voting pilots, including electronic voting, all-postal voting and administrative pilots; policy on coroner and cremation services; applications for exhumations, cremating repatriated remains and the closing of burial grounds as provided under Coroners Act 1988, the Coroners Rules 1984 and Local Government Act 1972 applications for exhumations; the Judicial Appointments Commission; other legal services; joint initiatives in the Criminal Justice System; associated non-cash items.	3,787,061,000		404,640,000
2.  Overseeing the effective operation of the devolution settlement in Scotland and representing the interests of Scotland within the UK Government Administration; the Boundary Commission for Scotland; the Commission on Boundary Differences and Voting Systems in Scotland; payments of a grant to the Scottish Consolidated Fund; and associated non-cash items.	22,660,160,000		965,000
3.  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 working of the devolution settlement in Wales Administration; Lord Lieutenants' expenditure; the North Wales Child Abuse Inquiry; payments to support expenditure by the National Assembly for Wales; and associated non-cash items.	12,184,327,000		9,000
TOTAL, 2006–07	38,631,548,000	38,542,199,000	405,614,000	0