By Vivienne Russell | 1 March 2012
The Northern Ireland government has slashed the amount it spends on external consultants by more than a third.
Departments spent £15.6m on 772 external consultancy projects in 2010/11, a reduction of 39% on the previous year.
The average cost of a consultancy project also fell by 19% to £21,000.
The figures were in the fourth Annual compliance report on the use of external consultants 2010/11.
The Northern Ireland government has slashed the amount it spends on external consultants by more than a third.
Departments spent £15.6m on 772 external consultancy projects in 2010/11, a reduction of 39% on the previous year.
The average cost of a consultancy project also fell by 19% to £21,000.
The figures were in the fourth Annual compliance report on the use of external consultants 2010/11.
