Appropriation Act 2004

Part 15 Department for Constitutional Affairs, 2004–05

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 2005;

(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, 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		33,728,800,000		0
1.  To promote the development of a modern, fair, cost effective and efficient system of justice for all	3,247,827,000		431,755,000
HQ and Associated Offices; administration of the Judicial Pensions Scheme; the Court Service; the Public Guardianship Office; Legal Aid in criminal cases; Criminal Defence Service; Community Legal Service; administration for Legal Services Commission; administration for the Office of the Information Commissioner; costs paid from central funds; the magistrates' courts; the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; payments in relation to machinery of government transfers; grant-in-aid to the Trafford Law Centre for a pilot scheme to evaluate proposals for providing improved advice and support to tribunal customers; payments to HM Land Registry; costs in relation to constitutional offices; other legal services; associated non-cash items; and for joint initiatives in the Criminal Justice System.
2.  Overseeing the effective operation of the devolution settlement in Scotland and representing the interests of Scotland within the UK Government	20,786,384,000		965,000
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.
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	9,848,627,000		9,000
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.
TOTAL, 2004–05	33,882,838,000	33,728,800,000	432,729,000	0