Information on the numbers of consultants employed is not available in the form requested due to structural changes at Arts Council England. Data in the tables have been provided by Arts Council England and include a wider analysis of fee-based work, both administration and arts driven, which forms a part of the fully consolidated Arts Council Lottery and grant-in-aid accounts from 2003-04 onwards.
£000 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Arts Council Fee expenditure 2003-04 to 2007-08 Professional Fees 14,677 13,260 15,148 8,763 6,651 Consultants 5,940 4,390 464 0 0 Consultants - IT 0 0 0 1,681 645 Consultants - Management Consultants 0 0 0 185 244 Consultants - Project Management 0 0 0 699 1,475 Consultants - Research 0 0 0 384 703 Consultants - Market Research 0 0 0 30 117 Legal Fees 377 383 343 300 443 Assessors/Advisers Costs 83 831 3,181 481 111 Capital Scheme Assessment 1,481 1,266 746 305 546 Capital Scheme Monitoring 785 985 1,113 815 711 Consolidated fee related arts and administration spend 23,343 23,343 21,115 20,995 13,643 11,646 Grant in Aid funded administration and arts spend Professional Fees 5,998 5,637 7,822 7,481 4,001 Consultants 469 635 382 0 0 Consultants - IT 0 0 0 1,681 587 Consultants - Management Consultants 0 0 0 169 226 Consultants - Project Management 0 0 0 695 843 Consultants - Research 0 0 0 354 563 Consultants - Market Research 0 0 0 30 117 Legal Fees 181 210 105 103 374 Assessors/Advisers Costs 53 631 316 452 114 Capital Scheme Assessment Capital Scheme Monitoring Grant in Aid funded administration and arts spend 6,701 7,113 8,625 10,965 6,825 Creative Partnerships and Restricted Arts Projects Professional Fees 8,552 7,476 7,020 1,087 2,550 Consultants 5,440 3,755 82 0 0 Consultants - IT 0 0 0 0 6 Consultants - Management Consultants 0 0 0 7 6 Consultants - Project Management 0 0 0 4 593 Consultants - Research 0 0 0 30 70 Consultants - Market Research 0 0 0 0 0 Legal Fees 1 8 11 0 0 Assessors/Advisers Costs 26 196 2,865 24 — Capital Scheme Assessment Capital Scheme Monitoring Creative Partnerships and restricted arts projects spend 14,019 11,435 9,978 1,152 3,225 Lottery administration spend Professional Fees 127 147 306 195 100 Consultants 31 0 0 0 0 Consultants - IT 0 0 0 0 52 Consultants - Management Consultants 0 0 0 9 12 Consultants - Project Management 0 0 0 0 39 Consultants - Research 0 0 0 0 70 Consultants - Market Research 0 0 0 0 0 Legal Fees 195 165 227 197 69 Assessors/Advisers Costs 4 4 0 5 -3 Capital Scheme Assessment 1,481 1,266 746 305 546 Capital Scheme Monitoring 785 985 1,113 815 711 Lottery administration spend 2,623 2,567 2,392 1,526 1,596
£000 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Arts Council Fee expenditure 2003-04 to 2007-08 in 2007-08 prices1 Professional Fees 16,108 14,319 16,013 9,018 6,651 Consultants 6,519 4,741 490 0 0 Consultants - IT 0 0 0 1,730 645 Consultants - Management Consultants 0 0 0 190 244 Consultants - Project Management 0 0 0 719 1,475 Consultants - Research 0 0 0 395 703 Consultants - Market Research 0 0 0 31 117 Legal Fees 414 414 363 309 443 Assessors/Advisers Costs 91 897 3,363 495 111 Capital Scheme Assessment 1,625 1,367 789 314 546 Capital Scheme Monitoring 862 1,064 1,177 839 711 Consolidated fee related arts and administration spend2 25,619 22,801 22,194 14,040 11,646 Grant in Aid funded administration and arts spend Professional Fees 6,583 6,087 8,269 7,699 4,001 Consultants 515 686 404 0 0 Consultants - IT 0 0 0 1,730 587 Consultants - Management Consultants 0 0 0 174 226 Consultants - Project Management 0 0 0 715 843 Consultants - Research 0 0 0 364 563 Consultants - Market Research 0 0 0 31 117 Legal Fees 199 227 111 106 374 Assessors/Advisers Costs 58 681 334 465 114 Capital Scheme Assessment Capital Scheme Monitoring Grant in Aid funded administration and arts spend 7,354 7,681 9,117 11,284 6,825 Creative Partnerships and Restricted Arts Projects3 Professional Fees 9,386 8,073 7,421 1,119 2,550 Consultants 5,970 4,055 87 0 0 Consultants - IT 0 0 0 0 6 Consultants - Management Consultants 0 0 0 7 6 Consultants - Project Management 0 0 0 4 593 Consultants - Research 0 0 0 31 70 Consultants - Market Research 0 0 0 0 0 Legal Fees 1 9 12 0 0 Assessors/Advisers Costs 29 212 3,029 25 0 Capital Scheme Assessment Capital Scheme Monitoring Creative Partnerships and restricted arts projects spend 15,386 12,348 10,548 1,186 3,225 Lottery administration spend4 Professional Fees 139 159 323 201 100 Consultants 34 0 0 0 0 Consultants - IT 0 0 0 0 52 Consultants - Management Consultants 0 0 0 9 12 Consultants - Project Management 0 0 0 0 39 Consultants - Research 0 0 0 0 70 Consultants - Market Research 0 0 0 0 0 Legal Fees 214 178 240 203 69 Assessors/Advisers Costs 4 4 0 5 -3 Capital Scheme Assessment5 1,625 1,367 789 314 546 Capital Scheme Monitoring 862 1,064 1,177 839 711 Lottery administration spend 2,879 2,772 2,529 1,570 1,596 1 Prior to 2005-06 the type of spend on consultants was not itemized in the ledgers 2 Grant in aid expenditure includes arts contracts and administration spend 3 The majority of "consultant and Fee" spend relates to Arts expenditure issued as grants starting from 2005-06 4 Lottery fee costs are all administration costs 5 The Arts Council employs specialist assessors and monitors to review Capital Projects Note: 2002-03 accounts were consolidated from eleven organizations. ACE ledgers do not hold the organisation-wide detail. Source: Annual Accounts - Summary Trial Balance.