Arts Council England: Consultants Mr. Vaizey To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people were employed by Arts Council England as consultants in each year since 1997-98; and what the annual cost of such employment was in 2007-08 prices. Barbara Follett 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 ledgers2 Grant in aid expenditure includes arts contracts and administration spend3 The majority of "consultant and Fee" spend relates to Arts expenditure issued as grants starting from 2005-064 Lottery fee costs are all administration costs5 The Arts Council employs specialist assessors and monitors to review Capital ProjectsNote:2002-03 accounts were consolidated from eleven organizations. ACE ledgers do not hold the organisation-wide detail.Source:Annual Accounts - Summary Trial Balance.| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------