EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8 of our reports  relating to the  financial  statements of WPP Group plc
(which  report  expresses an  unqualified  opinion and  includes an  explanatory
paragraph relating to the nature and effect of differences between International
Financial  Reporting Standards and accounting  principles  generally accepted in
the United States of America) and  management's  report on the  effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting dated June 25, 2007,  appearing in the
Annual  Report on Form 20-F of WPP Group  plc for the year  ended  December  31,
2006.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
London, England
August 1, 2007