71st Report - Government’s use of external consultants

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 1521 11 March 2026
Report Status Response overdue
Conclusions & Recommendations 23 items (4 recs)
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1 Conclusion Acknowledged
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Cabinet Office, from HM Treasury, and from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, about government departments’ use of external consultants.1
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. If a supplier is identified as a top ten supplier in any one of these categories, all other spending with that same supplier in the remaining two categories must also be reported, even if that spending would not otherwise place the supplier in the top ten for those other categories.
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