Publication - FOI/EIR release

Legal action costs regarding Abernyte Primary School: FOI release

Published: 24 September 2020
Directorate: Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic: Education, Law and order, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202000070163
Date received: 3 August 2020
Date responded: 28 August 2020

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

How much the Scottish Government spent on defending the legal action brought against it by Perth & Kinross Council in relation to their Court of Session Challenge of the callin decision regarding Abernyte Primary School.

Response

The Scottish Government paid out £27,258 on legal and court fees for this case.

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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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