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Civil Service: Equality

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 12 June 2025UIN 57735

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled CS EDI Expenditure Review Data, published on 29 May 2025, which external organisations provided consultancy to advice by third party providers in 2023-24.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Review, which was commissioned by the previous administration, asked for consultancy expenditure. It did not collect specific information regarding consultancy providers.

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