The trio from Andrew Templeman Ltd, who are being employed for a specific short-term project, will be paid up to £92,500 and are in addition to the four top UK consultants already working at a cost of between £1,200 and £1,300 each per day for up to six months.
Their contract puts the total cost so far for the transition team, who have been brought in by incoming chief executive Charlie Parker, at £716,500.
In addition, 15 existing States employees have been drafted into the transition team.
A spokesman for the States said: ‘The transition team has expanded, as we always said it would, and now includes 15 specialists from the States, alongside the four UK interim appointments.
‘Separately, a consultancy has also been appointed to complete a short-term project to review processes and governance in the States, and to recommend reforms.
‘This is a standard third-party-services contract, on the same basis as any other external contract by the States, to provide specialist outside support to our own in-house expertise. A team of three consultants are working on this short-term project, but are not a permanent part of the transition team. The total maximum cost approved by the States Employment Board for this distinct project is £92,500.’
Andrew Templeman Ltd describes itself as an independent consultancy ‘focusing on practical advice, support and innovative forms of engagement to build capability, drive delivery and reinforce change in and across central and local government’.
Current and recent clients, according to its Linkedin profile, include the Irish government, the Cabinet Office, HMRC, Suffolk County Council and Westminster City Council, where Mr Parker worked as chief executive until earlier this year.
Mr Parker is taking up the reins in Jersey on a phased basis, starting last month. He is being supported by the Treasurer, Richard Bell, who will have operational control until Mr Parker is permanently in post in January.
In October it was announced that Jersey’s public sector could be transformed following a back-to-basics review that is likely to lead to service redesigns, spending cuts, a reduction in the size of the workforce and a complete rethink on the way departments run.
The review is being spearheaded by Mr Parker, who said that the review would be carried out in partnership with existing employees. He has previously said that he was confident that the cost of employing the consultants would be offset by the savings which would be made.
