Number of employees and consultants/contactorsNumber of employees and consultants/contactors
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09 February 2026.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request 768363892
Please provide the numbers of External Consultants/Contractors. Employed as of November 2025. Difference of number of Consultants/Contractors before and after the recruitment freeze.
Clarifications Confirmed
• The recruitment freeze commenced on Monday, 5 August 2024. The difference requested is between that date and 30 November 2025.
• The request relates only to Digital Services funded resources.
Response
1. Numbers of External Consultants/Contractors. Employed as of November 2025.
2. Difference in the number of Consultants/Contractors before and after the recruitment freeze
Response to both questions.
The work required to locate, extract and verify the information would exceed the reasonable time and resource limits expected under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011. Accordingly, the Scheduled Public Authority is refusing this request under Article 16 (cost/time limit).
Article applied
Article 16 - A scheduled public authority may refuse to supply information if cost excessive
(1) A scheduled public authority that has been requested to supply information may refuse to supply the information if it estimates that the cost of doing so would exceed an amount determined in the manner prescribed by Regulations.