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How Long Does it Take to Read Central government's use of consultants?

It takes the average reader and 44 minutes to read Central government's use of consultants by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts

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In 2005-06 the public sector in England spent approximately £2.8 billion on consultants, with this spending having risen by a third over the last three years. Central government is repeatedly using consultants for core skills, including project and programme management and IT, and is increasingly turning to a select list of suppliers. Following on from a NAO report (HCP 128, session 2006-07; ISBN 9780102944068) published in December 2006, the Committee's report focuses on six main issues: using internal resources instead of consultants; the poor quality of information on the use of consultants; gaining a better understanding of suppliers; getting better deals by using different payment methods and making more use of competitive tendering; the effectiveness of the Office of Government Commerce's (OGC) good practice work; and OGC's own use of consultants. The Committee's report finds that although there has been some progress in implementing previous recommendations and good practice in the use of consultants, such as departments making good use of framework agreements and qualified procurement staff, much more can be done to improve value for money. Areas where significant improvements are needed include in the assessment of whether internal resources could be used instead of consultants; controls on awarding contracts by single tender; and the collection and use of management information. When used appropriately, consultants can provide considerable benefits for clients, for example the Ministry of Defence is saving on its procurement having used consultants to help implement a new approach and develop its internal procurement capability. The report notes that if departments can become much smarter in their use of consultants and more commercially astute in how they procure them, this can lead to efficiency gains of more than £500 million a year.

How long is Central government's use of consultants?

Central government's use of consultants by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts is 44 pages long, and a total of 11,176 words.

This makes it 15% the length of the average book. It also has 14% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 1 minute to read Central government's use of consultants aloud.

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