Amount Spent on Consultancy Services

Request

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.



2. The breakdown of this spending, by service (e.g. adult social care, housing, etc), for the financial year 2023/24.
 

Decision

1. The total amount of money, in pounds, spent by the local authority on consultancy services for the financial years 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024. 2019/2020 £2,570,689

2020/2021 £3,194,650

2021/2022 £4,170,486

2022/2023 £3,404,323

2023/2024 £4,755,135

 

2. The breakdown of this spending, by service (e.g. adult social care, housing, etc), for the financial year 2023/2024. The data is held at directorate level and is as detailed below;

Adult Care £188,906

Childrens Services £57,159

Fire £5,966

Place £3,163,059

Resources £1,340,045

 

Consultancy spend for 2023/2024 was £4,755,135 this includes spend for Consultants across the whole of Lincolnshire County Council including schools.

Consultancy spend for 2022/2023 was £3,404,323 this includes spend for Consultants across the whole of Lincolnshire County Council including schools.

Reference number
11918789
Date request received
7 March 2025
Date of decision
16 September 2025