MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
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02490cam a2200397 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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u3160 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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SIRSI |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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211102s2004 000 0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0102925356 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
DOMK |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
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| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
658.46 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
352.373 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Dowdall, John |
| 110 ## - MAIN ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) |
| 245 0# - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Use of consultants |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Stationery Office , |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2004 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
62p. Immediately available by clicking on the link below. |
| 440 0# - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
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| Title |
House of Commons Papers (Session 2003-04), |
| Volume number/sequential designation |
No. 641 |
| 440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
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| Title |
Northern Ireland Assembly Papers, |
| Volume number/sequential designation |
No. 35/03 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
(C) NIAO. Available from www.niauditoffice.gov.uk |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Public administration |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://library2.nics.gov.uk/pdf/dard/2011/DOMK.pdf">http://library2.nics.gov.uk/pdf/dard/2011/DOMK.pdf</a> |
| Public note |
click here |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Management consultants |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Expenditure |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Value for money |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Consultancy services |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Efficiency |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Government |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Civil Service |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Financial management |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Government use of consultants |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Government departments in Northern Ireland have spent about £68 million on consultancy services over the last five years in order to procure a range of advisory and support services, in areas such as management and finance, human resources and environmental advice. This report by the Northern Ireland Audit Office examines the quality of procurement processes used by departments, the adequacy of guidance developed by the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) on obtaining value for money in the use of consultants, and whether the DFP is fulfilling its monitoring role and responsibilities successfully. Findings include that there is considerable scope for more rigorous implementation by departments of the DFP guidance (such as the Framework Agreement), particularly in terms of appraisal and tendering procedures, project control and management, post completion assessment and evaluation, and sharing good practice across the civil service. The DFP needs to update and enhance its guidance to take account of current best practice in procurement, and to develop its management information database to help it better carry out its monitoring and audit functions. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE |
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| Price type code |
£15.00 |
| 545 ## - BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA |
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| Biographical or historical note |
Northern Ireland Audit Office |
