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18.10.2020 - 15:59

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Our Politics newsletter is now daily. Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Michael Gove has defended £7,000 day rates being paid to private sector consultants who are helping the UK Government to set up and run its testing system.Last week, Sky News said it had seen documents revealing Boston Consulting Group (BCG) was paid about £10million for around 40 consultants to provide four months’ work between the end of April and late August.The broadcaster said the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) received a 10 to 15% discount from BCG, whose day rates for public sector work range from £2,400 to £7,360 for the most senior consultants.Its report comes amid ongoing criticism of.

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