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<p>The Equality Hub is part of the Cabinet Office and external consultancy spend is
reported within the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>For 2019-20,
Cabinet Office external consultancy spend can be found on pages 59 and 104 of our
Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20, linked here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f16e6aa3a6f40727f97b746/Cabinet-Office-Annual-Report-and-Accounts-2019-20.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f16e6aa3a6f40727f97b746/Cabinet-Office-Annual-Report-and-Accounts-2019-20.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>For 2020-21, Cabinet Office external consultancy spend can be found on pages
104 and 206 of our Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21, linked here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60f03ea28fa8f50c716bccda/15640_CO_Annual_Report_2020_2021_digital_temp.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60f03ea28fa8f50c716bccda/15640_CO_Annual_Report_2020_2021_digital_temp.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>For 2021-22, Cabinet Office external consultancy spend can be found on pages
119 and 197 of our Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, linked here: <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">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1123904/CO_ARA21-22_WEB_Final_121222.pdf</a></p><p>For
2022-23 Cabinet Office external consultancy spend can be found on pages 107 and 191
of our Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, linked here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6509a3394cd3c3000d68ccd4/CO_ARA22-23_WEB_190923.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6509a3394cd3c3000d68ccd4/CO_ARA22-23_WEB_190923.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>Consultancy spend for 2023-24 will be published in the Cabinet Office Annual
Report and Accounts 2023-24, later this year.</p><p> </p><p><br> 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>
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