A Public Accounts Committee report has cast doubt on a government pledge to halve the amount it spends on consultants, after warning that departments are failing to comply with the Cabinet Office...
A lack of consistent data over departmental spend on external consultants is hampering efforts to slash unnecessary spend, a National Audit Office report has warned.
New controls aimed at pruning Whitehall’s consultancy bill by over £1bn should herald a cultural change in how consultants are procured across the public sector, the government has said.
