§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the local education authorities where private sector consultants have been appointed to investigate the management and organisation of future service delivery following adverse Ofsted reports; if she will name the private sector contractor appointed in each case; and if she will publish the value of each of the contracts. [1786]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 3 July 2001]: The names of the local education authorities where private sector consultants have been appointed following adverse Ofsted reports are as follows:
- Bradford—PWC
- Bristol—Birmingham LEA/APS Keele
- Derby—Capita
- Dudley—OPM
- Hackney—KPMG and OPM
- Haringey—Capital and PWC
- Islington—PWC
- Leeds—PWC and CGEY
- Leicester City—OPM
- Liverpool—KPMG
455W - Redbridge—DBi
- Rochdale—KPMG
- Rotherham—OPM
- Sandwell—KPMG
- Sheffield—OPM
- Southwark—KPMG
- Walsall—PWC
- Waltham Forest—PWC.
The total value of the contracts given is £6.1 million, including VAT on consultancy related to intervention.
The cost of individual consultancy contracts for intervention work is commercial in confidence.