This morning’s Western Mail reveals that the Welsh Government are paying consultants £750,000 as part of a four year management contract to run a European aid programme.
London-based Navigant Consulting has been taken on to manage a £55m scheme known as Jessica, aimed at regenerating urban areas in the poorest parts of Wales.
Commenting the Welsh Liberal Democrat shadow Economy and Transport Minister, Jenny Randerson said:
“This represents a large expenditure on consultancy services and it’s disappointing that the Assembly Government has not developed this financial expertise in house.
“It’s therefore vital that this contract delivers good value-for-money and a transfer of skills and knowledge, such that future work can be delivered more quickly and cost effectively.”
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these consultants and other wise guys just drain the heck out of public resources, it’s only EU money isuppose (in there heads) someone local like a strong churchman would be a better bet than these consultants who are not local and do not know the area, social disenfranchisement . Jenny Randerson is correct of course that there should be some ‘in house’ method.
How on earth are some tie and pin stripe shirts going to sort from london going to sort urban deprivation to close knit, traditional set in there way communities? It beats me anyway.