The information requested is in the following table.
Financial year £ 2008-09 385,617.65 2007-08 309,425.88 2006-07 365,955.89 2005-06 212,625.57 2004-05 250,115.72
The largest spends for CSL cover specific consultancy costs which relate to:
systems implementations
commercial advice re spinout company
science accreditation
facilities management
customer satisfaction independent surveys
operational process reviews
There were particular charges (e.g. IT, branding) incurred during the last year in relation to the establishment of the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera). Excluding these, the underlying CSL consultancy spend was £137,000.