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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER

BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 10th MARCH 2015

Question

Will the Chief Minister set out for Members full details of all costs and expenditure in relation to the Jersey Care Inquiry incurred by any of the following that are factored into the overall care inquiry costs:

  1. Lawyers engaged by the Care Inquiry to sift, collate and prepare material for use by the Care Inquiry;
  2. Lawyers representing States of Jersey departments and individuals breaking down the costs involved for each department and individuals (who may be identified as A, B and C etc.) and activity;
  3. Lawyers representing the Care Leavers;
  4. Lawyers representing the States of Jersey with regard to the Compensation Scheme;
  5. The Law Officers' Department;
  6. Other costs not included above.

Answer

  1. The overall costs of the Inquiry to the end of December 2014 are as follows –

Independent Jersey Care Inquiry  £5.2 million States Departments  £1.8 million

Total   £7 million

  1. Further details of Independent Jersey Care Inquiry costs

£

(a) Lawyers engaged by the Care Inquiry  2,738,803

(c) Lawyers representing the Care Leavers (Inquiry)  2,790

(f) Other costs not included above:

Qtly rental & service charges  155,821 Running costs  44,561 IT & website support  7,761 Panel members  565,641 Media strategy & support  92,448 Hotel/travel/subsistence  550,379 Witness and Hearing costs  303,562 Expert witnesses: fees  15,870 States Greffe staff costs  59,194 Set up costs:

Premises alterations  530,406 IT & website  81,314 Rental & service charges  62,859 Utilities and telephone  12,111 Administration & office costs  1,358

Total costs for Inquiry  5,224,877

  1. Further detail of States Departments' costs

£

(b) Lawyers representing States of Jersey departments and individuals:

States of Jersey Police  471,298 Health and Social Services  706,553 Education, Sport and Culture  20,008 Chief Minister's Department  21,327 (e) Costs of the Law Officers' Department  347,334 Home Affairs departmental costs (Holmes team)  113,629 Chief Minister's Department costs  129,750

Total States Department costs  1,809,899

  1. Further details of Redress Scheme costs

£

  1. Lawyers representing the Care Leavers (Compensation Scheme)  408,582
  2. Lawyers representing the States of Jersey with regard to the Compensation Scheme  2,193,653 Ex-gratia payments to claimants  1,899,690 Professional services  60,404 Hired and sundry services  40,279

Total costs of Historic Abuse Redress Scheme  4,602,608