Government Departments: Recruitment

(asked on 21st February 2018) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on recruitment consultants in (1) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (2) the Department for Exiting the European Union, and (3) the Department for International Trade, since 23 June 2016; and what additional future liabilities, including success or retention bonuses, have been incurred as a result of engaging those recruitment consultants.


Answered by
Baroness Stedman-Scott Portrait
Baroness Stedman-Scott
Opposition Whip (Lords)
This question was answered on 7th March 2018

The amount spent on recruitment consultants for the following departments since 23rd June 2016 can be found in the table below:

Department

Amount spent of recruitment consultants

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

£87,530.80*

Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU)

£0.00

Department for International Trade (DIT)

£300,175.00*

*Excludes VAT.

No additional future liabilities, including success or retention bonuses, have been incurred as a result of engaging recruitment consultants for these departments.

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