FOI Request - External Consultancy Spending

Request 101003800193

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to request the following information from your organisation:

For each of the last five financial years:
1. How much money was spent by the local authority on external consultants?
Please could you break the data down into a total amount and separated by year.
a) 2020/21
b) 2021/22
c) 2022/23
d) 2023/24
e) 2024/25

Response 26-06-2025

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