The Welsh public sector is failing to demonstrate how it gets value for money from consultants, according to a new report by the Auditor General for Wales.

The report shows that while the amount spent on consultancy services has fallen by £40m since 2007-08, the public sector is still spending £133m a year on consultancy fees. Most are failing to collect and analyse data on expenditure, and rarely consider alternatives such as using internal staff instead of consultants.