Department for Work and Pensions: Consultants
(asked on 11th July 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each consultancy contracted.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) publishes details about headcount and payroll costs for permanent staff and contractors on GOV.UK, monthly.
DWP workforce management information - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The DWP consultancy spend for the financial years ending 2020 through to 2022 is shown below.
2019/20 £4,570,665
2020/21 £1,284,861
2021/22 £1,041,058
Information on the name of each consultancy contracted for each of the financial years is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.