Government of Jersey

Flight costs for interim staff (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by States of Jersey and published on 19 February 2019.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

Request

Can you please confirm how many return flights to the UK have been provided to interim appointments since November 2017, the total cost and please break this information down by appointment?

Response

Data is taken from November 2017 to the end of January 2019 and is taken from the Government of Jersey travel booking system.

Department and / or job role	Cost (£)	Number of return flights	Number of people
Human Resources	56,088	332	11
Information Technology	41,992	261	<10
Other	22,755	189	<10
Chief Operating Officer	895	5
Director General Health and Community Services	6,473	35
Director General Children, Young People, Education and Skills	4,829	32
Total	£133,032	854

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