The total spending by the Council on consultants in the financial year 2023/24 - Find a freedom of information request

1. The total spending by your Council on consultants in the financial year 2023/24.

2. A list of the consultants you paid during the financial year 2023/24 with details giving a breakdown of how much each one was paid and, if possible, a brief description of each project they were working on on your behalf.

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. The total spend on consultancy for 2023/24 was £4,755,271.

2. The information regarding the consultants contracted with the council and the associated cost is publicly available on the Council's contracts register which can be found here (under the Existing Contracts section) - https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/supply-council-goods-services/find-tender-opportunities

As such, this information is exempt from disclosure in accordance with the exemption set out at Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which provides that a public authority need not comply with a request for disclosure under the Act where that information is reasonably accessible by other means