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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'
The Board of Directors
Danka Business Systems PLC:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-89837) on Form S-8 of Danka Business Systems PLC, of our report dated June
23, 2000, relating to the statements of net assets available for plan benefits
of the Danka Office Imaging Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan as of December
31, 1999 and 1998, the related statement of changes in net assets available for
plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 1999, and the related supplemental
schedules of assets held for investment purposes at end of year and reportable
transactions which report appears in the December 31, 1999 annual report on Form
11-K of the Danka Office Imaging Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan.
/s/ KPMG LLP
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St. Petersburg, Florida
June 28, 2000
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