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Consultants: reporting on their use by the Government of Jersey (P.59/2019) – amendment [P.59/2019 Amd.]

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STATES OF JERSEY

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CONSULTANTS: REPORTING ON THEIR USE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF JERSEY (P.59/2019) – AMENDMENT

Lodged au Greffe on 8th July 2019 by Deputy K.F. Morel of St. Lawrence

STATES GREFFE

2019  P.59 Amd.

CONSULTANTS: REPORTING ON THEIR USE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF JERSEY (P.59/2019) – AMENDMENT

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After the words "by the Government of Jersey," insert the words "with the first such report to be presented by 1st December 2019 and".

DEPUTY K.F. MOREL OF ST. LAWRENCE

Note:  After this amendment, the proposition would read as follows –

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion

to request the Chief Minister to present a report to the States on a six- monthly basis on the use of consultants by the Government of Jersey, with the first such report to be presented by 1st December 2019 and with each report to include the following information –

  1. the total number of consultants employed or engaged by the Government of Jersey for a contract value of £1,000 or greater, within  the  previous  six-month  period,  broken  down  by department;
  2. the  projects  /  engagements  on  which  such  consultants  are working or have worked in the preceding six-month period;
  3. a description of the purpose of the consultant's engagement;
  4. the estimated total cost of the engagement;
  5. the final total cost of the engagement (as soon as practical after the end of the engagement);
  6. the daily or monthly rate of engaging or employing each such consultant and the total cost to date of that engagement or employment;
  7. confirmation  of  whether  or  not  each  such  consultant  was engaged or employed following a tender process or quote- selection process;
  8. confirmation of whether or not a structured needs assessment was undertaken before the selection process was started;
  9. the expected date on which the engagement or employment of each consultant is expected to end;
  1. confirmation of whether or not a structured post-consultant engagement evaluation was undertaken;
  2. confirmation of whether or not the contract has been, or is expected to be, extended; and
  3. the  title  of  the  accounting  officer  responsible  for  the engagement.

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P.59/2019 Amd.

REPORT

If the proposition is adopted by the Assembly, it will be important to ensure that reporting starts in a timely manner. This amendment is intended to strike the balance between giving the Chief Minister enough time to collate the necessary information, and satisfying Members' and the Public's need for this information.

Financial and manpower implications

There are no additional resource implications for the Government of Jersey arising from the adoption of this amendment.