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<p>The Department for Education has its own internal efficiency controls thresholds
and complies with the Cabinet Office controls.</p><p> </p><p>1. Advertising, Marketing
and Communications expenditure above the Departmental threshold of £100,000 is submitted
to Efficiency and Reform Group at Cabinet Office for final clearance.</p><p>2. Consultancy
expenditure above £20,000 (and is a new contract expected to exceed 9 months, an existing
contract to be extended beyond 9 months or is expenditure for procurement related
consultancy) is submitted to Cabinet Office for final clearance.</p><p>3. Cabinet
Office is not directly involved in recruitment approvals.</p><p> </p><p>The approved
expenditure requests which have exceeded Departmental thresholds are published on
a quarterly basis on the Department's website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/approved-exemptions-to-the-efficiency-controls"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/approved-exemptions-to-the-efficiency-controls</a></p><p>
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