Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Charity Commission has spent on external consultancies in the last five years.

In the last five years the Charity Commission has spent £466,494 on external consultancies. The Charity Commission has a strong framework in place for its use of consultants in delivering value for money. The Charity Commission’s Annual Report and Accounts are published online each financial year; these reports included spending figures for consultancy services. The most recently published Report is from 2022-23. The full Report and Accounts for 2023-24 financial year are due to be published in the Summer of 2024.