§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalPlans to change the Charity Commission's departmental expenditure limit (DEL) and administration costs limit for 2004–05.
Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Charity Commission DEL will be increased by £1,314,000 from £29,294,000 to £30,608,000 and the administration costs limit will be increased by £974,000 from £28,535,000 to £29,509,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:
£000s New DEL Change Voted Non-voted Total Resource 974,000 29,509,000 0 29,509,000 Capital 340,000 1,739,000 0 1,739,000 Depreciation* 0 -640,000 0 -640,000 Total 1,314,000 30,608,000 0 30,608,000 *Depreciation, which forms part of resource DEL, is excluded from total DEL since capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting. The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from expenditure on governance restructuring within the commission in line with the recommendations of the Strategy Unit report Private Action: Public Benefit (£450,000) and one-off accommodation costs (£524,000).
The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from a known peak in E-Business expenditure, reflecting controlled underspend in prior years.