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EXPENDITURE ON CONSULTANTS 2017/18 & 2018/19

Meeting: 09/04/2019 - Environment and Community Services Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (Item 71)

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Report CSD19040

 

At its meeting on 7th February 2019, the Executive, Resources and Contracts PDS Committee referred a report on expenditure for consultants across Council departments (covering revenue and capital budgets) to PDS Committees for further consideration.

 

The report and its appendices was appended to Report CSD19040 including details for the Environment and Community Services Portfolio.

 

Revenue expenditure on consultants for the portfolio focussed on (i) one-off specialist advice, no-one with specialist skills and (ii) insufficient in-house skills/resources. Expenditure amounted to £305,568 in 2017/18 and £86,857 in 2018/19 to date. 

 

Capital expenditure on consultants for the portfolio 2017/18 amounted to £150,697 and for 2018/19 expenditure amounted to £62,928 in the period to October 2018.

 

RESOLVED that the information on expenditure for consultants related to the Environment and Community Services Portfolio be noted.