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Written question asked by David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Friday, 7 October 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 October 2011. It was answered by Chloe Smith (Conservative) on Monday, 17 October 2011 on behalf of the Treasury.


Departmental Consultants

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what procedures his Department uses when engaging external consultants.
Answer

HM Treasury operates a business case approval process for the procurement of consultancy services. In addition to the departmental approval process, Cabinet Office approval is sought where:"contracts are expected to last longer than nine months;""pre-existing contracts when extended take the total life of the contract to beyond nine months; and""spend is over £20,000 on procurement-related consultancy."The process for engaging advisers follows the departmental procurement process and is dependent on the level of spend and the availability and suitability of pan-Government framework agreements.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
73103; 533 c687W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Consultants Treasury
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk