The Pension Service spend on consultants in the last four years is shown in the table:
Financial year Expenditure spent on consultants by the Pension Service (£ million) 2005-06 23.451 2006-07 26.082 2007-08 20.583 2008-09 8.057 Source: The Departmental Resource Management system Investment Management Report Period 2
The Pension Service did not account for the costs of consultancy services separate from other related costs in 2004-05. Figures could therefore be obtained only at disproportionate cost.