Labour’s 2024 manifesto is very clear that it “will not tolerate fraud or waste anywhere”, and specifically identifies an area in which money is wasted: “The excessive use of consultants.” It states that the government aims to halve spending on management consultancy, saving £750m a year. How’s that going?
From Labour’s arrival in power to today, 1,979 contracts have been awarded that fall into the category of “business and related consultancy and related services” (CPV code 794000000, public-sector procurement fans). This amounts to £2.17bn in new business for the consultancy sector, according to the government contracts data platform Tussell.
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