Exhibit 23.7

                                  ERNST & YOUNG

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and
to the use of our report dated March 22, 1999, with respect to the  consolidated
financial statements of Fitch plc included in the Report of Foreign Issuer (Form
6-K) of Cordiant  Communications  Group plc dated  September 25, 2000 filed with
the Securities  and Exchange  Commission  and  incorporated  by reference in the
Registration   Statement   (Form  F-3)  and  related   Prospectus   of  Cordiant
Communications  Group plc for the  registration  of  73,412,623  of its Ordinary
Shares, 50p par value.


ERNST & YOUNG



London, England

September 25, 2000