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<p>For 2021-22, Cabinet Office external consultancy spend can be found on page 193
of our Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, linked <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1123904/CO_ARA21-22_WEB_Final_121222.pdf"
target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Consultancy spend for 2022-23
will be published in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, later
this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Cabinet Office has a mature assurance framework
for Consultancy & Professional Services. A dedicated team exists to assure such
spending and make recommendations to officials accordingly for decision. The assurance
framework is built on the principles outlined in the Consultancy Playbook and aims
to ensure that where such requirements are justified, they deliver value for money
for the taxpayer. This use of these consultants is a legitimate part of policymaking
that helps to deliver efficient public services to the taxpayer and has been a feature
under successive Governments.</p><p> </p>
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