The government has secured new IT contracts with consultants worth nearly £ 160 m ( $ 208 m ) , according to data provider Tussell . The government is receiving Brexit - related technical advice on areas including IT , accounting , auditing and management services from companies including Siemens , EY and a number of smaller firms . David Penman from the union for civil servants , the Union , noted that the civil service has grown by nearly 25 % since austerity was introduced and said the size of the contracts is unsurprising .
The government has secured new Brexit contracts with consultants worth nearly £160m ($208m), according to data provider Tussell. The government is receiving Brexit-related specialist advice on areas including IT, accounting, auditing and management services from companies including Deloitte, EY and a number of smaller firms. Dave Penman from the union for civil servants, the FDA, noted that the civil service has shrunk by nearly 25% since austerity was introduced and said the size of the contracts is unsurprising.