7826 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Justice

7826 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Justice: How many staff in the ministries, agencies, and/or departments for which the Minister is responsible have, since 27 November 2023, been made redundant and subsequently been rehired as a consultant or contractor, and what was the total cost of engaging those consultants or contractors?

Hon Paul Goldsmith: I am advised that the Ministry has not engaged any previous staff who were made redundant since 27 November 2023 as contractors, nor were any directly engaged in a consultant capacity.