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
