Steve Bolo

I work for a VAT registered company. For the past two years, the company have been paying for the services of a consultant. I recently discovered that this consultant is also VAT registered. I would like to know if we can recover the VAT for the prior six months. I understand that this is the rule for recovery of input VTA for services prior to registration, but I am unsure if this applies to a company that is already VAT registered. Could you please provide clarification on this matter? Thank you. Steve