Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
WPP Group plc on Form S-8 of our report  dated 16 May,  2003,  appearing  in the
Annual  Report on Form 20-F of WPP  Group  plc for the year  ended 31  December,
2002.

/s/  DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
London
21 August, 2003


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