Why did Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service pay a consultant £2,500/day + expenses?
The above invoice was paid by Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service for a speaker from Principea Consulting Limited for a training event called Exercise Black Swan.
The first part £401.06 is for travel expenses that break down to these categories on the invoice.
- £11.60 Single fare on hovercraft to Southsea
- £80.00 taxi to/from Southampton Airport
- £136.96 Air Fare return to Manchester
- £166.50 Two nights in the Premier Inn in Liverpool
- £6.00 Single return on fast catamaran
Total £401.06
The second part of the invoice is £2,500 for Speakers Fee for presentation on 3rd of May 2013 (although this might be a typo and possibly should read 2014) and detailed as for the development and leadership of Exercise Black Swan. The rest of the invoice deals with VAT.
So, if I’ve read this invoice correctly Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service paid for someone to speak at a one-day training event the sum of £2,500, plus their travel and accommodation expenses of £401.06? Does anyone reading know what Exercise Black Swan was?
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