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The previous parliamentary question 231973 asked for total spend on consultancy in 2016-17, so the figures provided were extracted from the Bravo contract system which reports all spend that has been invoiced during the reporting period.<\/p>
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HM Courts & Tribunals Service Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17 are prepared on an accruals basis - this is when the cost is recognised within the relevant period in which the department derives the benefit of the services acquired or consume the goods purchased, regardless of when invoices are received or payment was made \u2013 and is the reason why the Answer to Question 231973 differs.<\/p>
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The Annual Report & Accounts are prepared in accordance with accounting standards and are subject to audit.<\/p>
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By making use of consultants, the department can save on salary, national insurance and pension costs associated with permanently employing individuals whose skills may not be needed after a set period.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3926", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Maynard"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Blackpool North and Cleveleys"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Paul Maynard"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-20T16:09:42.327Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Consultants"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2019 to Question 231973 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Consultants, for what reason the figure for the total spend by the HM Courts and Tribunals Service on consultancy in 2016-17 provided in that Answer differs from the total figure for that expenditure published on page 47 of the HM Courts & Tribunals Service Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3924", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bolton South East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Yasmin Qureshi"} ], "uin" : "254791"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124261", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124261/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
HMCTS has published the value of consultant expenditure annually in its Annual Report and Accounts since it was formed on 1 April 2011.<\/p>
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We are therefore only able to provide comparable data for HMCTS since its formation (along with the restated comparative figures from 2010-11).<\/p>
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2011-12<\/p>
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-service-and-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-to-2012<\/a><\/p> 2012-13<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013<\/a><\/p> 2013-14<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014<\/a><\/p> 2014-15<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015<\/a><\/p> 2015-16<\/p>
Start Date<\/p><\/td> | Supplier<\/p><\/td> | Total Value of Contract<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17<\/p><\/td> | BMT Hi-Q Sigma<\/p><\/td> | £150,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17<\/p><\/td> | Capita<\/p><\/td> | £795,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17<\/p><\/td> | Concerto Partners LLP<\/p><\/td> | £258,980<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17<\/p><\/td> | Ernst & Young LLP<\/p><\/td> | £6,236,775<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17<\/p><\/td> | KPMG LLP<\/p><\/td> | £1,129,875<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17<\/p><\/td> | PA Consulting Services Limited<\/p><\/td> | £2,415,319<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17<\/p><\/td> | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP<\/p><\/td> | £107,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017/18<\/p><\/td> | Allen Lane Consultancy Limited<\/p><\/td> | £3,657,750<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017/18<\/p><\/td> | Deloitte LLP<\/p><\/td> | £462,040<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017/18<\/p><\/td> | Methods Business and Digital<\/p><\/td> | £1,997,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017/18<\/p><\/td> | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP<\/p><\/td> | £30,000,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017/18<\/p><\/td> | Veracity Consulting<\/p><\/td> | £681,015<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Consultants are engaged to deliver short-term on projects where specialist skills required are not available within the organisation. As part of the governance process, approvals are sought from Finance Business Partner, HR Business Partner & the Director General to ensure that project outcomes and budget are validated and to seek confirmation that internal resource is not available to deliver either due to the specialist nature of the project or due to capacity issues enabling delivery within the project timescales.<\/p>
<\/p> The government is investing £1bn to reform our courts and tribunals service, bringing new technology and modern ways of working to the justice system and benefiting all those that use it.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4517", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lucy Frazer"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South East Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lucy Frazer"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-25T17:17:15.283Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Consultants"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service spent on consultancies (a) in total, (b) per consultancy in each of the financial years (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3924", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bolton South East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Yasmin Qureshi"} ], "uin" : "231973"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1064495", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1064495/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The following table shows the amounts of expenditure on consultants planned by HMCTS for the 18/19 financial year.<\/p>
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