(Bloomberg) -- Lawmakers urged the U.K. government
to cut spending on consultants, which reached 2.8 billion pounds
($5.6 billion) last year, pointing out that almost half of civil
servants say money has been wasted.
The all-party Public Accounts Committee said 40 percent of
officials who had hired consultants admitted using them
inappropriately, sometimes to provide a scapegoat for failed
projects. Government departments didn't keep track of spending on
consultants or check whether they had the required skills in-
house before taking on help, the panel said in a report today.
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to cut spending on consultants, which reached 2.8 billion pounds
($5.6 billion) last year, pointing out that almost half of civil
servants say money has been wasted.
The all-party Public Accounts Committee said 40 percent of
officials who had hired consultants admitted using them
inappropriately, sometimes to provide a scapegoat for failed
projects. Government departments didn't keep track of spending on
consultants or check whether they had the required skills in-
house before taking on help, the panel said in a report today.
Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News
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