Please can I request the following information:
1. The total amount of money, in pounds, spent by the local authority on consultancy services for the financial years 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24.
The answer to this question can be found at the following previous Freedom of Information requests:
Years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 Consultancy Spending
Years 2019/20 and 2020/21 Consultancy Spend
2. The breakdown of this spending, by service (e.g. adult social care, housing, etc), for the financial year 2023/24.
| Service | Sum of Total 2023-24 Costs |
| Children & Young People’s Futures | £200,061 |
| Integrated Adult Social Care Commissioning | £15,910 |
| Grand Total | £215,971 |