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The Board of Directors                                 Your ref
Cordiant Communications Group plc
121-141 Westbourne Terrace                             Our ref   pc/636/L306-pcw
London
W2 6JR                                                 Contact   Neil Davies
                                                                 020 7311 2230


29 June 2001



Dear Sirs

20-F letter of consent

We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements  No.
33-11622, No 33-41650 and No. 333-31508,  on Form S-8 of Cordiant plc filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on 29 January 1987, 15
July 1991 and 2 March 2000,  respectively,  and the  registration  statement No.
333-46570 on Form F-3 of Cordiant Communications Group plc of our report dated 7
March 2001(except with respect to paragraph 2 of note 32 and paragraph 3 of note
34 which are dated April 5, 2001),  relating to the consolidated  balance sheets
of Cordiant  Communications  Group plc and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000,
and   1999,   and   the   related   consolidated   statements   of   operations,
shareholders'funds/(deficiency)  and other share capital, total recognized gains
and losses and cash flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period ended
December 31, 2000,  which  report  appears in the annual  report on Form 20-F of
Cordiant Communications Group plc for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.



/s/ KPMG Audit Plc
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