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Government Departments: Communication and Consultants

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has provided guidance to (a) Government departments and (b) arm’s-length bodies on steps that should be taken to reduce spending on (i) communications and (ii) consultancy fees, in the context of the com

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Answering body: Treasury
Tabled: 14 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 16 Oct 2024
Answer: 22 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

14 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has provided guidance to (a) Government departments and (b) arm’s-length bodies on steps that should be taken to reduce spending on (i) communications and (ii) consultancy fees, in the context of the com
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Oct 2024
Answer published
The responsibility for spending decisions within Departments and Arms Length Bodies (ALBs) rests with Accounting Officers (AOs). Overarching guidance for appropriate use of public funds is set out in Managing Public Money, whilst specific guidance on effe...

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