2.1.5 The AG office (AG) reported that many municipalities who used consultants failed to respond to auditing questions because municipalities' management did not understand the work that was done by consultants and consultants are usually not called to account/ unavailable during the auditing process. AG advised municipalities to invite consultants that they used to perform some of their functions when an auditing process was unfolding. AG reported that it planned to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the use of consultants by municipalities in order to determine value for money used to pay these consultants in relation to service delivery and reporting requirements. The AG reported that it was willing to suggest innovative interventions in municipalities' activities but it was constrained by the principle of separation of powers in Government. The AG reminded the district municipality to play a more active role in assisting local municipality where needed.