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WQ.72/2021
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION BY DEPUTY R.J. WARD OF ST. HELIER
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 22nd FEBRUARY 2021 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 1st MARCH 2021
Question
Will the Minister provide the following details in relation to the use of consultants to produce the education reform program for 2021 to 2023 –
- the estimated total expenditure;
- how planned expenditure is agreed and allocated; and
- what the process is for awarding contracts to consultants?
Answer
In responding, the interpretation of the Education Reform Programme is as described in the Government Plan 2021 – 2024 (GP21-CSP1-2-05).
- This programme was informed, in significant part, by the output and recommendations of the Independent Schools Funding Review. The consultants commissioned to undertake this review (2020 Delivery Ltd) were paid £227,675.
- & (c) Future expenditure on consultants commissioned through the Education Reform Programme will follow established governance arrangements. Specifically, these arrangements are set out in a supporting document to the Public Finance Manual titled Procurement Best Practise Procedures.